Focal an Lae #66
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: doras (DO-ruhs)
Meaning: doras = door
Usage:
- Oscail an doras cúil. (OS-kwihl uhn DO-ruhs KOO-ihl) = Open the back door.
- comharsa béal dorais (KOHR-suh BAY-uhl DO-rihsh) = next door neighbor
- Níor dhún Dia doras riamh nár oscail sé ceann eile. (NEE-uhr GHOON JEE-uh DO-ruhs REE-uhv nahr OS-kwihl shay KYAWN eh-luh)
= God never closed one door that he didn’t open another.
History: Old Irish “dorus” is derived from Primitive Irish *doressuh, from Common Celtic *dwor-
(compare Welsh “dôr” and Breton “dor”), which comes from the reconstructed Indo-European *dhwor (door),
from the root *dhwer- (doorway; (opening in) enclosure around house).
Cognates in English include “door” and “forum” (from Latin, originally the name of the enclosed area around a house).
Scottish Gaelic: doras