Focal an Lae #336
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: múisiam (MOO-shih-uhm) [muːs′iəm]
Meaning: múisiam = upset, pique, nausea; drowsiness
Usage:
- Chuir an scannán sin múisiam orainn. (KHWIHR uh SKU-nawn shihn MOO-shih-uhm O-rihn) [xir′ ə skunaːn s′in′ muːs′iəm orən′]
= That movie upset us. (lit., that movie put upset on-us)
- Tú múisiam uirthi leis. (TAW MOO-shih-uhm IHR-huh lehsh) [taː muːs′iəm ir′hə l′es′] = She’s peeved with him.
- Chuirfeadh an bia úd múisiam ar muc. (KHWIH-ruhkh uh BEE-uh OOD MOO-shih-uhm ehr MUK) [xir′əx ə biːə uːd muːs′iəm er′ muk]
= That there food would turn a pig’s stomach.
History: “Múisiam” was borrowed into Modern Irish from English “emotion”.
The unstressed initial syllable was dropped, as it was in other borrowed words (cf. America -> Meiriceá).
“Emotion” comes, via French, from Vulgar Latin “exmovere” (to excite), from the Indo-European roots *eghs- (out) and *meuə- (to push away).