Focal an Lae #173
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: drúcht (DROOKHT) [druːxt]
Meaning: drúcht = dew
Usage:
- drúcht na maidine (... nuh MAH-jih-nuh) [... nə mad′ən′ə] = the morning dew (lit., dew of the morning)
- Ní dúirt sé drúcht ná báisteach. (NEE DOORCH shay DROOKHT naw BAWSH-chuhkh) [n′iː duːr′t′ s′eː druːxt naː baːs′t′əx]
= He was non-committal. (lit., not said he dew nor rain)
- In the song “Láirín ó Lúrtha”, the singer says to the wee fairy of the song’s title
“Má bhí an drúcht ann is iontach nár bádh thú” (= If there was any dew, it’s amazing you weren’t drowned).
History: Old Irish “drúcht” comes from Indo-European *dhruptus (drop), from the root *dhreu- (to fall, flow, drip, droop).
Good English cognates are “drip” and “drop”.
Scottish Gaelic: drùchd