Word of the Day ~ Hibernian

Hibernian

PRONUNCIATION:

(hy-BUR-nee-uhn)        

MEANING:

adjective: Of or relating to Ireland.
noun: A native or inhabitant of Ireland.

ETYMOLOGY:

>From Hibernia, the Latin name for Ireland. The word hibernate is from Latin hibernare (to spend the winter). Earliest documented use: 1632. 

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The worst kind of people are those who confuse kindness for weakness. -Werner Makowski, banker (b. 1929)