Focal an Lae #36
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: ór (OHR)
Meaning: ór = gold
Usage:
- ór buí (OHR BWEE) = yellow gold
- ar ór na cruinne (ehr OHR nuh KRIHN-yuh) = for all the money in the world (lit., for the gold of the universe),
as in “I wouldn’t do it ar ór na cruinne!”
- ór Muire (OHR MWIH-ruh) = marigold (lit., the gold of St. Mary)
History: Old Irish “ór” was borrowed from Latin “aurum” (gold). Compare French “or” and Spanish “oro”.
The Latin word probably derives from the Indo-European root *aus- (to shine). Learned cognates in English are “aureate” and “aureole”.
Scottish Gaelic: òr (AWR)