Focal an Lae #352
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: folach (FO-luhkh) [foləx]
Meaning: folach = hiding
Usage:
- Chuaigh sé i bhfolach. (KHOO-uh shay uh WO-luhkh) [xuːə s′eː ə voləx] = He went into hiding.
- Chuir sí i bhfolach iad. (KHWIHR shee uh WO-luhkh EE-uhd) [xir′ s′iː ə voləx iːəd] = She hid them. (lit., put she in hiding them)
History: Old Irish “folach”, which is the verbal noun of “fo-luigi” (to cover, hide; lit., to lay under), Welsh “golo” (to cover)
and Breton “golo” (a cover) come from a compound of the Indo-European roots *upo(under) and *legh- (to lay, lie).
For more on *upo, see
Focal #351.
English “lay” and “lie” are reflexes of the root *legh-.
Scottish Gaelic: falach