Years

Words for year and related things in Celtic languages.

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Proto-Celtic *blēdanī / *bleido = year
*ɸeruti = last year
*se-blidnī = this year
Old Irish (Goídelc) blíadaín = year
uraid [ˈurəðʲ], urid, innurid = last year
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) bliadain = year
bliadnach = full of years, long-lived
blíadnaide = year-old, yearling
blíadnamail = yearly, by or for the year
Irish (Gaeilge) bliain [bʲlʲiənʲ] = year
bliainiris = annual, year-book
blianacht = annuity
bliantóg = annual
bliantúil = yearly, annual
anuraidh [əˈn̪ˠɔɾˠə] = last year
i mbliana = this year
an bhliain seo chugainn = next year
athbliain / An Bhliain Nua/Úr = (the) New Year
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) bliadhna [bliən̪ˠə] = year, vintage
bliadhnach = yearling
bliadhnachan = annual (a book published yearly)
bliadhnail = annual, yearly
an-uiridh [ˈurəðʲ] = last year
am bliadhna [əm’bliən̪ˠə] = this year
(an) athbhliadhna [(ə’n̪ˠ)aflɪn̪ʲ] = next year
athbliain / A’ Bhliadhna Ùr = (the) New Year
Manx (Gaelg) blein [blʲeːnʲ / blʲiᵈn] = year, twelvemonth
bleinoil = annual, yearly
bleeanagh = annual
bleeanaght = annuity
bleeaney = anniversary, of a year
nurree = last year
mleeaney = this year
yn vlein ry heet, yn vlein shoh çheet = next year
Nollick Veg, Yn Vlein Noa = New Year
Old Welsh bloidin = year
Middle Welsh (Kymreac) blydyn, bluitinet, bluydyned = year
bluyd, blwyd = year (of age)
Welsh (Cymraeg) blwyddyn [ˈblʊɨ̯ðɨ̞n / ˈblʊi̯ðɪn] = year, a long time, ages; lifetime, life
blwydd [bluːɨ̯ð / blʊi̯ð] = year (of age), twelve months (old), birthday, yearling
penblwydd = birthday
llynedd [ˈɬənɛð] = last year
eleni [ɛˈlɛnɪ / ɛˈleːni] = this year
blwyddyn nesaf = next year
blwyddyn Newydd = New Year
Old Cornish bliþen = year
Middle Cornish (Cernewec) bledhan, bledhen, bledhyn, blidhen, blythen = year
bloth = year (of age)
Cornish (Kernewek) bledhen = year
bloodh = year (of age)
warlena / warleni = last year
hevlena / hevleni = this year
nessa bledhen = next year
Bledhen Nowydh = New Year
Old Breton blidan, bliden = year
Middle Breton (Brezonec) bliz(i)enn, bliz(i)en, blidan = year
bloavez(h), bloazuez = year
bloavezhiek = annual
bloaz = year (of age)
bloazañ = to date
bloaziadur = annual, year-book
Breton (Brezhoneg) bloavezh = year
bloaz = year (of age)
bloaziadur = annual, year-book
bloazieg = annual journal
bloaziek = annual
bloaziekaat = to annualize
ar bloaz a zeu = last year
hevlene = this year
ar bloaz tremen(et) / paseet = next year
kala-bloaz = New Year

Etymology (year): possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd- (pale) [source]. Words from the same PIE root include бледный (pale) in Russian, бледен (pale, pallied, insignificant) in Bulgarian, and bledý (pale) in Czech [source].

Etymology (last year – Goidelic languages): from the Proto-Indo-European *péruti (last year) [source].

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.

Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit, Bliadhna mhath ùr, Blein Vie Noa, Blwyddyn newydd dda, Bledhen Nowydh Da, Bloavezh mat, Happy New Year!

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, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, English – ProtoCeltic WordList (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic

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