Focal an Lae #259
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: go brách (guh BRAWKH) [gə braːx]
Meaning: go brách = forever
Usage:
- Éire go brách! (AY-ruh guh BRAWKH) [eːr′ə gə braːx] = Viva Ireland!
- Ní thiocfaidh sí go brách arís. (nee HYU-kuh shee guh BRAWKH uh-REESH) [n′iː x′ukə s′iː gə braːx ər′iːs′]
= She will never come again. (lit., not will-come she forever again)
- Is fearr go mall ná go brách. = Better late than never.
History: Old Irish “co bráth” (till Doomsday, forever) is based on “bráth” (judgment, esp. Last Judgment),
which comes from the Indo-European root *gwerə- (to praise aloud, declare).
An English cognate, borrowed from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, is “bard”.
Scottish Gaelic: gu bràth