Focal an Lae #351
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: faoi (FWEE) [fiː]
Meaning: faoi = under, about
Usage:
- Rinne siad faoi rún é. (RIHN-yuh SHEE-uhd fwee ROON ay) [rin′ə s′iːəd fwee ruːn eː] = They did it in secret. (lit., did they under secret it)
- Chuala mé faoin timpiste. (KHOO-uh-luh may fween CHIHM-pish-chuh) [xuːələ m′eː fiːn t′im′p′əs′t′ə] = I heard about the accident.
History: Old Irish “fo” and Welsh “g(w)o” come from Common Celtic *wo, from Indo-European *(s)upo (under, up from under).
Cognates in English include “sub(-zero, -standard, -marine, etc.).
Scottish Gaelic: fo