Focal an Lae #279
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: grian (GREE-uhn) [g′r′iːən]
Meaning: grian = sun
Usage:
- Tá an ghrian ag dul faoi. (TAW uhn GHREE-uhn uh DUL FWEE) [taː ən gh′r′iːən ə dul fiː] = The sun is setting. (lit., is the sun at going under-it)
- lá gréine (LAW GRAY-nuh) [laː g′r′eːn′ə] = a sunny day (lit., day of-sun)
- Síleann siad gur as a cheann atá an ghrian ag fás. = They think the sun rises and sets in him. They think the world of him.
History: Old Irish “grían” comes from Indo-European *ghreinā, from the root *gher- (to shine, glow; grey).
English cognates inclulde “grey” and “grizzle”.
Scottish Gaelic: grian