Focal an Lae #297
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: páiste (PAWSH-chuh) [paːs′t′ə]
Meaning: páiste = child
Usage:
- Níl ach páiste amháin acu. (NEEL akh PAWSH-chuh uh-WAW-ihn AH-ku) [n′iːl′ ax paːs′t′ə əvaːn′ aku]
= They have only one child. (lit., is-not but child only at-them)
- Cé mhéad páiste atá sa rang seo? (KAY VAYD PAWSH-chuh uh-TAW suh RAHNG shoh) [k′eː v′eːd paːs′t′ə ətaː sə raŋ s′oː]
How many children are there in this class?
- páiste ceo, páiste gréine (... KYOH, GRAY-nuh) [... k′oː, g′r′eːn′ə] = illegitimate child (lit., child of-fog, or child of-sun)
History: Classical Irish “páiste” comes from Old French “page” (boyservant of a knight), possibly from Italian “paggio”,
perhaps ultimately from Greek “paidion”, diminutive of “pais” (child), which comes from the Indo-European root *pau- (little, few).
Modern English “page” is a formal cognate.
Scottish Gaelic: pàisde