Words for house, dwelling and related things in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Proto-Celtic | *tegos = house, dwelling |
|---|---|
| Gaulish | *attegia = hut |
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tech [tʲex] = house tech midchuarta, tech n·óil = banquet hall, drinking hall tech n·othar, tech othrais = hospital tech sét = treasury tech talman = dungeon, underground chamber, vault |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | tech, teg = house, dwelling tech mbecc = privy tech cille = church tech ósta = inn, hostelry tech talman = dungeon, underground chamber, vault |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | teach [tʲax / tʲæːx] = house, habitation, dwelling, public building teachín = small house, cottage teach ceann tuí = thatched house teach gloinne = glass-house, greenhouse teach solais = lighthouse teach spéire = skyscraper teach tábhairne = saloon teach beag = latrine, privy teach Dé = God’s house, church, heaven |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | taigh [tɤj] = house taigh-barraide = terraced house taigh-bathair = warehouse taigh-beag = toilet, privy, convenience taigh-bidh = restaurant taigh-òsta = hotel, hostelry taigh-seinnse = pub, public house taigh-tuathanais = farmhouse taighean [tɛhan] = little house taigheadas [tɤjədəs] = residence, housing, housekeeping taigheil [tɛhal] = domestic |
| Manx (Gaelg) | thie = building, habitation, home, house, residence, homeward, domestic teagh [tʃax] = habitation, house çhaagh [tʃax] = house thieoil = domestic, homely thieoilagh = domestic, domestic servant thie bee = café, restaurant thie beg = small house, lavatory thie lhionney = ale house, beer house, boozer, pub thie oast = hotel, pub, saloon, tavern, inn |
| Proto-Brythonic | *tɨɣ = house |
| Old Welsh | tig = house |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | thy, ty = house tyaid, tŷaid, tŷed = houseful, household, family |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | tŷ [tɨː / tiː] = house, home, room, cell, chamber tŷ bach = lavatory, toilet tŷ bwyta = restaurant, café (tŷ) tafarn = tavern, public house, pub tyaeth = household, family tyaf, tyo = to provide a house, shelter, house tyaid = houseful, household, family tyaidd, tyol = domestic, family, household |
| Old Cornish | ti = house |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | chy = house, dwelling |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | chi, chy [ʧi:] = house chi gweder = greenhouse chi unnik = detached house chi unnleur = bungalow |
| Old Breton | tig = house |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | ty = house, accommodation tyeguez, tieguez = household, farm, family |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | ti [ˈtiː] = house, local tiad = household, (large) family tian, tiañ = to move in tiegezh = household, farm, family tiegezhian, tiegezhiañ = to settle down tiekaat = to operate (a farm), to manage (a household) |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (cover, roof) [source], which is also the root of the words stegosaurus, toga, tile and thatch [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic