Focal an Lae #238
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: éag (AYG) [eːg]
Meaning: éag = death; die, perish
Usage:
- chomh fuar leis an éag (khoh FOO-uhr lehsh uh NYAYG) [xoː fuːər l′es′ ən′ eːg] = as cold as death
- D’éag sé. (JAYG shay) [d′eːg s′eː] = He died.
- áit ar chúl éaga (AWCH ehr KHOOL AY-guh) [aːt′ er′ xuːl eːgə] = a place back of beyond, utterly isolated (lit., a place behind death)
History: Old Irish “éc”, Welsh “angau” and Breton “ankou” all come from Common Celtic *ank-u-,
from Indo-European *nk-u-, from the root *nek- (death).
Cognates in English, from Greek “nekros” (corpse), include “necrosis”, “necrophilia”, “necropolis”, etc.
Scottish Gaelic: eug