Focal an Lae #283
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: ubh (UV) [uv]
Meaning: ubh = egg
Usage:
- Ar mhaith leat ubh bhogbhruite? (uhr WAH lat UV WOG-vrih-chuh) [ər vah l′æt uv vogvrit′ə]
= Would you like a softboiled egg? (lit., would-be? good with-you egg softboiled)
- Ní maith liom uibheacha. (NEE MAH lyum IH-vuh-chuh) [n′iː mah l′um iv′əxə] = I don’t like eggs. (lit., is-not good with-me eggs)
History: Old Irish “ug”, Welsh “wy” and Breton “vi” come, via phonetic changes that are murky,
from Indo-European *ōwyo- (egg), which probably derives from *awi- (bird).
Cognates in English include “egg” from Germanic and “ovary” from Latin “ovum” (egg).
Scottish Gaelic: ugh