Words for narrow in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *koilos = thin |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | cáel / cóel = thin, slender, narrow, fine, delicate |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | caol [keːl̪ˠ / kiːlˠ] = thin, slender; fine; narrow; shrill; slender; palatalized; weak, dilute; slight; subtle |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | caol [kɯːl̪ˠ] = narrow, slender; slim, thin, lean, skinny; lanky |
| Manx (Gaelg) | keyl [keːl] = thin, fine, attenuated, lanky, lean, slim, slight, willowy, gracile, tapered, slender, hairline, narrow, spare, small, drawn out, watery (soup), weak (solution) |
| Proto-Brythonic | *kʉl = narrow |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | cul [kɨːl / ˈkiːl] = narrow; lean; illiberal; bigoted, narrow-minded |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | kul [ky:l / ki:l] = narrow |
The word for narrow in Breton in strizh, which comes from the Latin strictus (tightened, compressed) [Source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek
