Words for deaf in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *bodaros = deaf |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | bodar [ˈboðar] = deaf |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | bodhar [bˠəuɾˠ] = deaf; bothered, confused; dull; numb; immovable, stagnant |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | bodhar [bo.ər] = deaf; dull; diseased (of cattle, esp. with anthrax) |
| Manx (Gaelg) | bouyr = deaf |
| Proto-Brythonic | *boðar = deaf |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | byddar = deaf, hard of hearing, deaf person; not giving ear to request, pigheaded; dead, deadened, numb |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | bodhar = deaf |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | bouzar = deaf; on the house (free of charge) |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós (deaf) [Source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, , Am Faclair Beag, MacBain’s Dictionary, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old-Irish Glossary, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau