Focal an Lae #227
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: cuid (KWIHJ) [kid′]
Meaning: cuid = part, portion
Usage:
- cuid den airgead (KWIHJ duhn A-ruh-guhd) [kid′ dən ærəgəd] = part of the money, some of the money
- an chuid eile den lá (uh KHWIHJ EH-luh duhn LAW) [ə xid′ el′ə dən laː] = the rest of the day (lit., the other part of the day)
- cuid acu (KWIHJ AH-ku) [kid′ aku] = some of them
History: Old Irish “cuit”, Welsh “peth” (thing) and Breton “péz” (piece) come from Insular Celtic *kwezdi-.
The hypothetical Gaulish equivalent, *petsi-, was borrowed into Late Latin where it appears as “petia” or “pecia” and gives us
Modern French “pièce” and English “piece”.
Scottish Gaelic: cuid