Focal an Lae #260
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: ceart (KYART) [k′ært]
Meaning: ceart = correct; justice, right
Usage:
- ceart go leor (KYART guh LYOHR) [k′ært gə l′oːr] = alright, OK
- Tá an ceart agat. (TAWN KYART AH-guht) [taːn k′ært agət] = You’re right. (lit., is the correctness at-you)
- cearta sibhialta (KYART-uh SHIH-vee-uhl-tuh) [k′ærtə s′iv′iəltə] = civil rights
History: Old Irish “cert” is derived from Latin “certus” (certain), the past participle of the verb “cernere” (to sift, separate, decide),
from Indo-European *kri-no-, the suffixed zero grade of the root *krei- (to sieve, discriminate, distinguish).
English cognates include “certain” and “certitude”, from the Latin.
Scottish Gaelic: ceart