Today we’re looking at words for table in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic |
*klārom / *klāros = plank, board, table |
| Old Irish (Goídelc) |
clár [klaːr] = board, plank, stave, gameboard, table, writing tablet, level, expanse |
| Irish (Gaeilge) |
clár [klˠɑːɾˠ/klˠæːɾˠ] = board, stave, table, counter, flat surface, plane, platform, list, programme
clárach = made of boards, wooden, flat, broad, splay (of feet)
cláraigh = to flatten, beat, belabour, tabulate, list, register, enrol |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) |
clàr [kl̪ˠaːr] = smooth surface, stave, staff (in music), board, plank, agenda, register, schedule, disk, chart, record, tablet, cover, lid, table, shallow wooden plate
clàraidh = wooden partition, wooden floor, decking
clàradh = record(ing), enroling, registering, enrolment, registration
clàrach = tabular, bare, bald |
| Manx (Gaelg) |
claare = stave, board, play bill, table (list), batten, platter, bar counter, programme
claaragh = partition
claaraghey = index, enrolment, enrol, programme |
| Proto-Brythonic |
*klọr [klɔːrˑ] = board, cover, plank |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) |
cláúr / klawr = cover, lid, shutter, valve, board, plank, face, surface, plate |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) |
clawr [klau̯r] = cover, lid, plank
clawrddor = hatch, trap-door
clawr ffenestr = shutter
clawr llyfr cover of a book
clawr lygad = eyelid
clawr tawlbwrdd = chess board, draught board |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) |
kleur = stilt peg |
Etymology: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ro- (plank), from *kleh₂ (to cut) [source].
| Old Irish (Goídelc) |
bord = table |
| Irish (Gaeilge) |
bórd [bˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ / bˠəuɾˠd̪ˠ] = board, table; board (organisation), council; border; side (of ship), gunwale |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) |
bòrd [bɔːr̪ˠd] = table, deck, board, plank; board (organisation) |
| Manx (Gaelg) |
boayrd = shelf of rock, table, plank, board |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) |
bwrdd [bʊrð] / bwrd = table, board; food and drink, daily sustenance, hospitality; board, body of councillors, committe; deck, board; side of a ship; board, plank |
| Cornish (Kernewek) |
bordh = board, table
bord = board |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) |
bourzh = side (of a boat) |
Etymology: from the Old English bord (board, plank, table, shield, the side of a ship), from the Proto-West Germanic *bord (board, plank), from the Proto-Germanic *burdą (board, plank, table) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
| Irish (Gaeilge) |
tábla [ˈtaːblɒ] = table |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) |
tàbla [taːbl̪ˠə] = table |
| Manx (Gaelg) |
taabyl = table |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) |
tabl = table, board (for games); inscribed tablet, writing-tablet; picture, painting; genealogical table; table (of figures or facts) |
| Cornish (Kernewek) |
tabel = table |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) |
taol = table |
Etymology: from the Latin tabula (board, plank, table) [source].
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Another word for table in Cornish is moos, the origins of which are not known.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, logainm.ie, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Gerlyvyr Cernewec, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, English – ProtoCeltic WordList (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic
