Focal an Lae #262
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: uimhir (IH-vihr) [iv′ər′]
Meaning: uimhir = number, issue
Usage:
- uimhir cheadúnais (... HYA-doo-nish) [... x′æduːnəs′] = license number
- uimhir Rómhánach (... ROH-waw-nuhkh) [... roːvaːnəx] = Roman numeral
- Ní bhfuair mé an uimhir sin. (nee WOO-ihr may uhn IH-vihr shihn) [n′iː vuːər′ m′eː ən iv′ər′ s′in′] = I didn’t get that issue.
History: Middle Irish “(n)uimir” derives from Latin “numerus”,
which is possibly from Indo-European *nom-eso-, the suffixed o-grade of the root *nem- (to assign, allot).
Cognates in English, from Latin, include “number” and “enumerate”.
Scottish Gaelic: uimhir