{"id":3224,"date":"2018-09-28T11:35:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T11:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/rywsut\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2023-08-12T18:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:11:23","slug":"gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/09\/28\/gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Gods and Goddesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>gods, deities &amp; days<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosemania\/4121249698\/in\/photolist-7hbtXh-6k1sRd-SZYQAD-7h7vjR-egEN4s-fNYBp-UbezDc-cTXDZG-24T13qR-TMNW4m-6EbHG-TMNWQm-Ubetwx-egz4rn-8F1XHm-5yo6e3-9imNVt-7XdxEH-TMNXvE-T9bprM-UbevoZ-T9brAM-Uj97E9-bknKcJ-bknBtu-T9bC2X-Ubexia-6zNEWf-U8Npvu-U8NoEG-RHsa8J-SLbA1J-SZYYG8-T9bqtX-T9boJ4-UbesUF-8pMQ4M-2kiGbv9-Qx6sWJ-2LwnVh-2niZbrk-2bh8qvV-Qx6udw-NXG5Ji-2byPkRN-29UgBPW-2kiKLxz-2mB2nHQ-2kiLhp9-2bkaRyD\" title=\"celts - the horse goddess epona\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2754\/4121249698_41b25b834a_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"celts - the horse goddess epona\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>The Gallo-Roman Horse Goddess <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epona\">Epona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*d\u0113wos<\/strong> = god, deity, day<br \/>\n<strong>*d\u0113w\u0101<\/strong> = goddess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>deuognata, teuoxtonio-, d\u0113uos, d\u0113wos, d\u0113vona<\/strong> = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Celtiberian<\/th>\n<td><strong>teiuoreikis, deobriga<\/strong> = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00eda<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u02d0a\u032f] = god<br \/>\n<strong>band\u00eda<\/strong> = goddess<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edadae, deoda<\/strong> = godly, divine, holy<br \/>\n<strong>deacht<\/strong> = godhead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00eda, dea, d\u00e9a, de, dee<\/strong> = god, goddess, supernatural being, object of worship<br \/>\n<strong>deacht, d\u00e9acht<\/strong> = godhead, divity<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edadae, d\u00edade, diadu<\/strong> = divine, godly, holy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dia<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259] = god, deity<br \/>\n<strong>bandia<\/strong> = goddess<br \/>\n<strong>diaga<\/strong> = divine, godly, godlike, sacred, holy<br \/>\n<strong>diagacht<\/strong> = divinity, godhood, godliness, piety, theology<br \/>\n<strong>diagaigh<\/strong> = to deify, apotheosize<br \/>\n<strong>diagaire<\/strong> = divine, theologian<br \/>\n<strong>diaganta<\/strong> = godly, pious<br \/>\n<strong>dia-aithis<\/strong> = blasphemy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dia<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259] = god, God<br \/>\n<strong>ban-dia<\/strong> = goddess<br \/>\n<strong>diadhachd<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259.\u0259xg] = deity, divinity, godhead<br \/>\n<strong>diadhaidh<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259.\u026a] = divine, godly, pious<br \/>\n<strong>diadhaireachd<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259.\u026aj\u0259xg] = godliness<br \/>\n<strong>diadhaidheachd<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259.\u025br\u02b2] = theologian<br \/>\n<strong>diadhair<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u0259.\u025br\u02b2] = theologian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>jee<\/strong> = god, deity, godhead<br \/>\n<strong>ben jee<\/strong> = deity, goddess<br \/>\n<strong>jeeoil<\/strong> = divine, godlike, godly<br \/>\n<strong>jeeoilys<\/strong> = divinity, theology<br \/>\n<strong>jeeoilagh<\/strong> =  divine, theologian<br \/>\n<strong> jeeaght<\/strong> = deity, divinity<br \/>\n<strong> jeeaghteyr<\/strong> = theologian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*du\u0268w<\/strong> [\u02c8du\u0268\u032fw] = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>duiu<\/strong> = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymreac)<\/th>\n<td><strong>duiu, duu, dyu, diu, duw<\/strong> = god<br \/>\n<strong>dwyes, dwywes<\/strong> = goddess, noble lady, queen<br \/>\n<strong>dywdap, dywdot, duwdab<\/strong> = the divine nature, divinity, theology<br \/>\n<strong>dywol, duwiol<\/strong> = godly, devout, religious, pious, good, holy, sanctimonious<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>duw \/ Duw<\/strong> [d\u0268u\u032f \/ d\u026au\u032f] = god, the Supreme Being, the Almighty, the Christian Trinity; O God!<br \/>\n<strong>duwies, dwywes, dwyes<\/strong> = goddess, noble lady, queen<br \/>\n<strong>duwdeb<\/strong> = the divine nature, divinity, theology<br \/>\n<strong>duweiddiad<\/strong> = deification, apotheosis<br \/>\n<strong>duweiddiaf, duweiddio<\/strong> = to deify, make a god of, turn into an object of worship<br \/>\n<strong>duwgar<\/strong> = loving God, pious, devout<br \/>\n<strong>duwiol, duwol<\/strong> = godly, devout, religious, pious, good, holy, sanctimonious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>duy<\/strong> = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dew, du, duy<\/strong> = god, God, a divinity<br \/>\n<strong>dues<\/strong>  = goddess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>duw<\/strong> [dy\u02d1\u028a \/ di\u02d1\u028a] = god<br \/>\n<strong>duwes<\/strong>  = goddess<br \/>\n<strong>duwonieth<\/strong>  = theology<br \/>\n<strong>duwonydh, duwonydhes<\/strong>  = theologian<br \/>\n<strong>Duw genes<\/strong> = goodbye (\u201cgod with you\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>doi<\/strong> = god<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>doe, dou\u00e9, dou<\/strong> = god<br \/>\n<strong>doueadur<\/strong> = apotheosis, deification<br \/>\n<strong>douea\u00f1<\/strong> = to deify<br \/>\n<strong>doueadur<\/strong> = apotheosis, deification<br \/>\n<strong>douea\u00f1<\/strong> = to deify<br \/>\n<strong>doueegezh<\/strong> = divinity, deity<br \/>\n<strong>doueek, doeel, doueel<\/strong> = divine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>doue<\/strong> [du] = god<br \/>\n<strong>doueez<\/strong> =goddess<br \/>\n<strong>douead<\/strong> = theist<br \/>\n<strong>doueadegezh<\/strong> = deism<br \/>\n<strong>doueegezh<\/strong> = divinity<br \/>\n<strong>doueel<\/strong> = divine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*deyw\u00f3s<\/em> (god), from <em>*dyew-<\/em> (sky, heaven) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/deyw%C3%B3s\">source<\/a>]. The <strong>Deva<\/strong> rivers in Galicia get their name from the same Proto-Celtic root, and the Latin name for the city of Chester, <em>Deva<\/em>, possibly comes from the same Celtic root [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deva_Victrix\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English &#8211; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryq.com\/gaelg\/\">Fockleyreen: Manx &#8211; English Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/180\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri :  Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for gods, deities &amp; days in Celtic languages. The Gallo-Roman Horse Goddess Epona Proto-Celtic *d\u0113wos = god, deity, day *d\u0113w\u0101 = goddess Gaulish deuognata, teuoxtonio-, d\u0113uos, d\u0113wos, d\u0113vona = god Celtiberian teiuoreikis, deobriga = god Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) d\u00eda [d\u02b2i\u02d0a\u032f] = god band\u00eda = goddess d\u00edadae, deoda = godly, divine, holy deacht = godhead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17,26,19,20,24,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,9,10,40,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtiberian","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-galician","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-breton","category-old-cornish","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3224"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7481,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions\/7481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}