Focal an Lae #197
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: slí (SHLEE) [s′l′iː]
Meaning: slí = path, way; manner; journey
Usage:
- Tóg as mo shlí é. (TOHG ahs muh HLEE ay) [toːg as mə hl′iː eː] = Get it out of my way. (lit., lift out-of my way it)
- Géill Slí (GYAYL SHLEE) [g′eːl′ s′l′iː] = Yield (a road sign) (lit., yield way)
- slí beatha (SHLEE BA-huh, A as in cat) [s′l′iː bæhə] = occupation, career (lit., way of life)
History: Old Irish “slige” (cutting, clearing, path) is the verbal noun of “sligid” (cuts, fells, clears),
which *may* come, through semantic shift, from the Indo-European root *slei- (slimy),
which gives rise to the English verbs “slip” and (from Yiddish) “schlep”.
Scottish Gaelic: slighe