Focal an Lae #340
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: gúna (GOO-nuh) [guːnə]
Meaning: gúna = dress, gown
Usage:
- Cheannaigh sí gúna nua. (HYA-nuh shee GOO-nuh NOO-uh) [x′ænə s′iː guːnə nuːə] = She bought a new dress.
- gúna damhsa (GOO-nuh DOW-suh) [guːnə dausə] = a ball gown
History: Classical Irish “gúna” comes from Anglo-Norman “gune”, from Old French “goune”,
from Late Latin “gunna” (a fur garment permitted for elderly or ill monks).
Byzantine Greek has “gouna” (course garment), but the ultimate origin of the word is murky.
Scottish Gaelic: gùn