Focal an Lae #343
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: pór (POHR) [poːr]
Meaning: pór = seed, breed, race; newly sprouted seed or grass
Usage:
- Dhíol sé na prátaí póir. (YEE-uhl shay nuh PRAW-tee POH-ihr) [jiːl s′eː nə praːtiː poːr′] = He sold the seed potatoes. (lit., the potatoes of-seed)
- Tá pór Rúiseach inti. (TAW POHR ROO-shuhkh IHN-chuh) [taː poːr ruːs′əx in′t′ə] = She has Russian blood. (lit., is race Russian in-her)
- pór measctha (POHR MASS-kuh) [poːr m′æskə] = mixed breed
History: “Pór” first surfaces in Irish during the classical period(1200-1700).
It comes from a Brittonic source, possibly from Pictish *por (pasture).
Welsh “pawr” and Breton “peuri”, both meaning “pasture” come from *pā-ro-, from the Indo-European root *pā- (to feed).
Cognates in English include “food” and “fodder”, and from Latin, “pastor” and “pabulum”.
Scottish Gaelic: pòr