Focal an Lae #290
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: buidéal (BWIH-jayl) [bid′eːl]
Meaning: buidéal = bottle
Usage:
- Níl aon bhainne sa bhuidéal. (NEEL AY-uhn WAHN-yuh suh WIH-jayl) [n′iːl′ eːn van′ə sə vid′eːl] = There’s not any milk in the bottle.
- Ba mhaith liom buidéal beorach. (buh WAH lyum BWIH-jayl BYOH-ruhkh) [bə vah l′um bid′eːl b′oːrəx]
= I'd like a bottle of beer. (lit., would-be good with-me bottle of-beer)
History: Classical Irish “buidéal” comes from Anglo-Norman “botel”, from Old French “botele”, from Medieval Latin “butticula”,
a diminutive of Latin Latin “buttis” (cask), possibly from the Indo-European root *beu- (to swell). English “bottle” is an obvious cognate.
Scottish Gaelic: botal