Focal an Lae #353
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: dearmad (JA-ruh-muhd) [d′ærəməd]
Meaning: dearmad = forget; forgetting, omission, mistake
Usage:
- dearmad cló (JA-ruh-muhd KLOH) [d′ærəməd kloː] = typographical error
- Rinne mé dearmad de mo mhála. (RIHN-yuh may JA-ruh-muhd duh muh WAW-luh) [rin′ə m′eː d′ærəməd də mə vaːlə] = I forgot my bag. I left my bag behind.
- Dhearmad mé a hainm. (YA-ruh-muhd may a HA-nuhm) [jærəməd m′eː ə hænəm] = I forgot her name.
History: Old Irish “dermat” is the verbal noun of “do-ruimnethar” (forgets).
“Dermat” is a compound of “de+ro+mét”, from Indo-European *de-ro-mnto-, from the roots *de, *per and *men- (to think).
The preverbal particles have privitive force, taking away or negating the meaning of the root.
Cognates in English include “mental” and “demented”.
Scottish Gaelic: dearmad