Hearing, fame & renown

Words for hearing, fame renown and related things in Celtic languages.

Hall of Fame

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.

Proto-Celtic *klowos = hearing, fame, renown
Old Irish (Goídelc) clú [kluː] = fame
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) clú, clúu, clū = good repute, reputation, fame, good name, rumour, sound
clúach = famous, famed, renowned, celebrated
clúitech = famous, renowned
clúmar = famous, renowned
clúugud = act of singing the praises of, glorifying
Irish (Gaeilge) clú [klˠuː] = reputation, honour, renown
clúiteach = of good repute, honoured, renowned
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) cliù [kluː] = reputation, repute, fame, renown, prestige; credit; glory, praise
cliùteach [kluːhdʲəx] = celebrated, famous, renowned, commendable, laudable
cliùteachadh [kluːdʲəxəɣ] = celebrating, praising, lauding
cliùteachd [kluːhdʲəxg] = celebrity, fame, renown
cliùtich [kluːhdʲɪç] = celebrate, praise, laud
cliùmhor [kluː(v)ər] = famous, renowned, prestigious
Middle Welsh (Kymraec) clywet, clywit, keleuuet = to hear, listen, feel, smell, taste, hearing, earshot, report
Welsh (Cymraeg) clyw [ˈklɨu̯ / ˈklɪu̯] = hearing, earshot
clywaf, clywed = to hear, listen, feel, smell, taste, hearing, earshot, report
Middle Cornish (Cernewec) clevet = the hearing
clewas, clowas = to hear, perceive, feel, smell
clowans = the hearing, an echo
Cornish (Kernewek) klew [klɛˑʊ] = hearing
klewansek = aesthetic
klewell = hearing aid
klewes = to feel, hear, perceive, sense, smell
klewwelyek = audio-visual
Middle Breton (Brezonec) cleuet, claeuet, cleufuet = hearing
Breton (Brezhoneg) klev [klew/klef] = hearing
klevedenn = hearsay
kleved = hearing, hearsay
klevigezh = to hear, feel
klevijer = acoustic
klevout = to hear

Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame), from *ḱlew- (to hear) [source]. Words from the same roots include clement, client, listen and loud in English,
luid (loud, sound, assertion) in Dutch, sláva (fame, glory) in Czech, and hljóður (quiet, silent) in Icelandic [source].

Some words for Ears in Celtic languages also come from the same PIE roots.

Proto-Celtic *klutom = rumour, fame, reputation
Celtiberian *kolouton = fame (?)
Gaulish *kl(o)uton = fame (?)
Old Irish (Goídelc) cloth [kluː] = fame, reputation
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) cloth, clóth = report, rumour, tidings, fame, reputation, generosity
Irish (Gaeilge) cloth [klˠuː] = report, rumour, fame, renown
clothach = renowned
clothaigh = to praise extol (literary)
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) clòth† [klˠɔː] = victory, fame, praise, wind
Proto-Brythonic *klod = praise, fame (?)
Middle Welsh (Kymraec) clod, clot, klod = praise, fame, renown, reputation, honour, credit, famous, renowned
clod ueith, clotueith = renowned, celebrated, famed
Welsh (Cymraeg) clod [ˈklɨu̯ / ˈklɪu̯] = hearing, earshot
clodach = vain praise, flattery
clodadwy = laudable, commendable, praiseworthy
clodaf, clodi = to fill with praise, to praise
clodebus = eulogistic, commendatory
clodfolaf, clodfoli = to praise, eulogize, laud, extol
Middle Cornish (Cernewec) clos = glory, happiness, praise
Old Breton (Brethonoc) clot = fame, glory
Middle Breton (Brezonec) clot = fame, glory
Breton (Brezhoneg) klod [kloːt] = fame, glory
diglod = without glory

Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós (famous) *ḱlew- (to hear) [source] – see above.

Manx words for fame include ard-ennym (eminence, fame, renown, title), ard-ghoo (fame, illustriousness, renown), and goo (voice, word, utterance, reputation, fame). Goo is cognate with guth (voice) in Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

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Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis

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