Focal an Lae #220
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: cuimhne (KWIHV-nuh) [kiv′n′ə]
Meaning: cuimhne = memory
Usage:
- Tá cuimhne agam air. (TAW KWIHV-nuh AH-guhm ehr) [taː kiv′n′ə agəm er′] = I remember him. (lit., is memory at-me on-him)
- más buan mo chuimhne (MAWS BOO-uhn muh KHWIHV-nuh) [maːs buːən mə xiv′n′ə] = if I remember correctly (lit., if-is lasting my memory)
History: Old Irish “cuimne” comes from Primitive Irish *kom-men-iā, from the Indo-European roots *kom (beside, with) and *men- (to think).
Germanic *ga-mundi- contains the same two roots, becoming in Old English “gemynd” (memory, mind) and finally reduced to “mind” in Modern English.
Scottish Gaelic: cuimhne