Words for soap and related things in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | siabann [ʃiəbən̪ˠ] = soap. soap opera siabann-bearraidh = shaving soap siabannach [ʃiəbən̪ˠəx] = soapy |
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| Manx (Gaelg) | sheeabin, sheeabyn = soap sheeabinagh = soapy, lathery sheeabinaghey = to lather, soap sheeabineyr = soap-maker |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | sebon = soap, flattery, cajolery, semen sebonllys = soapwort, soapberry sebonyd = soap-maker, soap-seller, flatterer, fawner |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | sebon [ˈsɛbɔn] = soap, flattery, cajolery sebonaidd = soapy, saponaceous, soap-operatic sebondrwyth = lather, suds seboneiddiad, seboniant = saponification seboneiddio = to saponify, soft-soap, flatter, fawn (upon) seboni = to soap, lather, soft-soap, flatter, fawn (upon) sebonllyd, sebonlyd, sebonog = soapy, sapnonaceous, sudsy, flattering, fawning, obsequious sebonllys, sebonlys = soapwort, soapberry sebonwr, sebonydd = soap-maker, soap-seller, flatterer, fawner |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | sebon = soap seboni = to soap sebonles = soapwort sebonus = soapy |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | soauon, saoün = soap |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | soavon [ˈswɑːvɔ̃n] = soap soavonadur, saovonaj = soaping soavonek, soavonus = soapy soavoniñ = to soap |
Etymology: possibly from Latin sāpōn(is) (an ancient hair product) from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle) [source]. Words from the same roots include soap in English, savon (soap) in French, jabón (soap) in Spanish, sapone (soap) in Italian, sabão (soap) in Portuguese [source].
| Irish (Gaeilge) | síobán [ɡɾˠɑːnˠ / ɡɾˠaːnˠ] = drift |
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| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | siaban [ʃiəban] = sand-drift, spindrift, blown sand siaban gaoithe = a strong wind (strong enough to whip up sand) |
Etymology: from Latin sāpōn(is) (an ancient hair product) from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle) [source].
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | sóp = soap |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | sópa = soap |
| Welsh | sôp = soap (opera) |
Etymology: from English soap or from Middle English sope, sape (soap), from Old English sāpe (soap, salve), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā (soap, resin), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (to pour out, drip, trickle, strain) [source].
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | gallúinech, galluineach = soap |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | gallúnach [ɡəˈl̪ˠuːnˠəx / ˈɡalˠuːnˠa(x)] = soap, flattery, cajolery gallúnaigh = to saponify (convert into soap) gallúnú = saponification gallúnúil = saponaceous (soapy, slippery, evasive) |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | gallanach = soap |
Etymology: unknown [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, TermOfis