Focal an Lae #117
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: meisce (MESH-kyuh) [m′es′k′ə]
Meaning: meisce = drunkenness, intoxication
Usage:
- Tá sé ar meisce. (TAW shay ehr MESH-kyuh) [taː s′eː er′ m′es′k′ə] = He’s drunk. (lit., on drunkenness)
- Tá sé ag teacht as meisce. (... uh CHAKHT ahs MESH-kyuh) [... ə t′æxt as m′es′k′ə] = He’s sobering up. (lit., coming out-of drunkenness)
- Sceitheann meisce mírún. (SHKEH-huhn MESH-kyuh MEE-roon) [s′k′ehən m′es′k′ə miːruːn] = “In vino veritas.” (lit., intoxication divulges malice)
History: Old Irish “mescc” (drunk; mixed up, confused) comes from Indo-European *meik-sko- (mixed), from the root *meik- (to mix).
Latin “miscere, mixtus” (to mix, mixed) gives us the cognates “mix”, “miscegenation” and “miscible”.
Scottish Gaelic: misg