Words for lip, mouth & throat in Celtic languages.
Proto-Celtic | *wewlos = lip |
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Old Irish (Goídelc) | bél [bʲeːl] = lip, mouth, opening |
Irish (Gaeilge) | béal [bʲia̯l̪ˠ / bʲeːlˠ] = mouth, opening, entrance, lip, edge, sound, front, face, beginning |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | beul [bial̪ˠ] = mouth, beginning, opening, edge, gunwale, oral |
Manx (Gaelg) | beeal [ˈbiəl] = mouth, muzzle, rictus, flue, outlet, orifice, cone, crater, rim, approach, passage |
Proto-Brythonic | *gweβl = lip |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwefl = lip (of an animal), jaws, chaps |
Cornish (Kernewek) | gwevel = lip |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | guefl = lip |
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Dictionnaire Favereau
Proto-Celtic | *moniklo- = neck |
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Old Irish (Goídelc) | muinél = neck, narrow part |
Irish (Gaeilge) | muineál [ˈmˠɪnɑːl] = neck |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | muineal [mun̪ʲəl̪ˠ] = neck |
Manx (Gaelg) | mwannal [ˈmonal] = neck |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | mwnwgl = neck |
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru
Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwddf [ɡʊðv / ˈɡuːðu] = neck, crag; throat gwddw [ˈɡʊðʊ / ˈɡuːðu] = neck, crag; throat gwddwg [ˈɡuːðu / ˈɡuːðuɡ] = neck, crag; throat |
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Old Breton | guodoc = throat, neck |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | gouzoug = throat, neck |
Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Dictionnaire Favereau
Welsh (Cymraeg) | ceg [keːɡ] = throat, gullet, windpipe, neck; mouth, opening, entrance; roup, pip; thrush |
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Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru