Words for time and weather in Celtic languages.
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | amm = point of time |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | am [aumˠ / ɑːmˠ / amˠ] = time, point of time, occasion, usual, due, proper, opportune, season, period |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | àm [ãũm/amə] = time, occasion, period |
| Manx (Gaelg) | am = time |
Etymology: unknown
| Proto-Celtic | *amsterā = time, movement |
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| Old Irish (Goídelc) | aimser [ˈamʲsʲer] = point in time, period of time, age, epoch, rule, reign, season, weather |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | aimser [ˈamʲʃər] = time |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | aimsir [ˈamʲʃəɾʲ / ˈæːmʲʃəɾʲ] = mind, mental state, disposition, attention, spirits, intention, accord |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | aimsir [ɛmɛʃɪrʲ] = climate, weather, season, era, time, reign |
| Manx (Gaelg) | emshir [ˈɛmʃər] = weather, weather conditions, tense, time |
| Old Welsh | amser = time |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | amser [ˈamser] = time |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | amser [ˈamsɛr / ˈamsar] = time, occasion, date, opportunity |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | amser = (grammatical) tense |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | amzer = time, weather |
Etymology: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (to mow, reap, harvest).
| Proto-Celtic | *trātu = time, hour |
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| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tráth [traːθ] = period of time, hour, point in time, day |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | tráth [t̪ˠɾˠɑː / t̪ˠɾˠæː] = hour, time, occasion, day, period |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | tràth [traː] = time, meal, (grammatical) tense, when, phrase, season |
| Manx (Gaelg) | traa = duration, time, period, occasion, tempo |
Etymology: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (to cross, pass).
| Proto-Celtic | *kʷritus = time, movement |
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| Old Irish (Goídelc) | cruth [kruθ] / crud [kruð] = form, shape, manner, way |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | cruth [kɾˠʊ(h)] = shape, appearance, state, condition, manner, mode |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | cruth [kruh] = form, shape, figure |
| Manx (Gaelg) | croo = shape, appearance, format, coinage, creation, create, coining, form, build |
| Proto-Brythonic | *prɨd = shape, form. time |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | pryd/pryt = time. occasion |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | pryd [prɨːd / priːd] = time, occasion, period, season, day, meal(time), when, while |
| Old Cornish | prit = time |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | prys = time, season |
| Middle Breton | pred = moment, meal |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | pred = moment, meal |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make, build).
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | tywyd = weather |
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| Welsh (Cymraeg) | tywydd [ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ð / ˈtəu̯.ɪð] = weather |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | tewedha = weather |
Etymology: unknown
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek