Focal an Lae #361
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: coisc (KOSHK) [kos′k′], cosc (KOSK) [kosk]
Meaning: coisc = prevent, prohibit; cosc = preventing, ban
Usage:
- Choisc an rialtas an leabhar. (KHOSHK uh REE-uhl-tuhs uh LYOWR) [xos′k′ ə riːəltəs ə l′aur] = The government banned the book.
- Tá cosc ar tobac anseo. (TAW KOSK ehr tuh-BAHK uhn-SHOH) [taː kosk er′ təbak əns′o] Tobacco (smoking) is prohibited here.
- coscán (KOS-kawn) [koskaːn] = brake
- coiscín (KOSH-keen) [kos′k′iːn′] = contraceptive
History: Old Irish “cosc” (prevention, correction) and Welsh “cosb” (punishment) come from Indo-European *kom-skwom, from the
roots *kom (beside, with) and *sekw- (to say). English cognates of the second root include “say” and “saga”.
Scottish Gaelic: caisg, casgadh