Words for to eat in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *essi = to eat |
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| Old Irish (Goídelc) | ithid [ˈiθʲiðʲ] = to eat |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | ith [ɪ / ɪh] = to eat, feed, graze, bite, corrode, erode, consume, destroy, abuse, scold, revile, chew |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | ith [iç] = to eat, gnaw, chew, devour, corrode, consume |
| Manx (Gaelg) | ee [i] = to eat, devour, feed, erode, kill off, dispose; consumption, eating, depletion |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | ysu [ˈəsɨ / ˈəsi] = to consume, eat, devour, destroy, ruin, corrode, erode, wear away, torment, itch |
| Old Cornish | esat = to eat, eating |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti (to eat) [Source].
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | bwyta [ˈbʊɨ̯ta / ˈbʊi̯ta] = to eat, consume, devour, ravage, waste, wear away, corrode, rust |
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Etymology: bwyd (food) + –ha (denominative suffix) [Source].
| Cornish (Kernewek) | dybri / debry = to eat |
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| Old Breton | diprim = to eat |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | debriñ [ˈde.bʁɪ̃] = to eat |
Etymology: uncertain
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