{"id":3269,"date":"2018-10-02T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/rywsut\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2023-10-21T15:47:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:47:55","slug":"right-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/02\/right-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Right & South"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for right & south<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

\"Right<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*dexswos<\/strong> = right (side<\/em>), south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\ndess<\/strong> = right (side<\/em>), right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable
\ndesse<\/strong> = right side, rightness
\nandess<\/strong> = (from the) south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag)<\/th>\ndess<\/strong> = right, right hand (side), south, just, meet, well-arranged, neat, pretty, fine
\ndesse<\/strong> = the right side, right hand, rightness, fairness
\ndessebar<\/strong> = the south, southern aspect
\ndessel<\/strong> = direction of the sun, right-hand course, sunwise
\nandess<\/strong> = from the right, from the south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ndeas<\/strong> [d\u02b2as\u02e0 \/ d\u02b2\u00e6s\u02e0] = south, southerly, to the south; right, right-hand
\ndeasach<\/strong> = right-handed, suitable for use with right hand
\ndeasl\u00e1mh<\/strong> = right hand
\ndeasl\u00e1mhach<\/strong> = right-handed, dexterous, handy
\ndeasl\u00e1mha\u00ed<\/strong> = handiness, dexterity
\ndeas\u00f3g<\/strong> = right hand, right fist, right-handed punch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ndeas<\/strong> [d\u02b2es] = south; southern; right (side<\/em>); ready, finished; accomplished, expert, skilful; active, alert, quick, snappy; to hand, handy; clever, sharp; deft, dexterous
\ndeasach<\/strong> [d\u02b2es\u0259x] = southerly, southern, southerner
\ndeasag<\/strong> [d\u02b2esag] = right hand
\ndeasail<\/strong> [d\u02b2esal] = clockwise
\ndeasad<\/strong> [d\u02b2esad]= neatness, readiness
\ndeasalt<\/strong> [d\u02b2es\u0259l\u032a\u02e0d] = clockwise\/sunwise turn
\ndeasalachd<\/strong> [d\u02b2es\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259xg] = readiness, convenience, dexterity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\njesh<\/strong> = rightwing, righthand, starboard, nice, smart, felicitous, elegant, ready, tidy, groomed, adept, neat, seemly, becoming, suitable, fancy, trim
\njiass<\/strong> [d\u0361\u0292as] = south, southern, southerly, southward
\njeshag<\/strong> = righthander, right-handed blow
\njeshagh<\/strong> = illumination, right-handed blow
\njeshid<\/strong> = applicability, elegance, neatness, propriety, right-handedness, seemliness, smartness, suitability, tidiness
\nneearass<\/strong> = southwest
\nniar ass<\/strong> = southeast
\nniass<\/strong> = southerly
\ncheu-jiass<\/strong> = southward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*dexow<\/strong> = right, southern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ndehev, deheu, deau<\/strong> = right, south, southern, right (hand, side)
\ndehau ddwyrain<\/strong> = southeast
\ndeau-\u2019orllewyn, dehe\u00fborllewin<\/strong> = southwest
\nDehaubarth<\/strong> = the medieval kingdom of South Wales
\ndehevb\u00f4l<\/strong> = south pole
\ndeheuec<\/strong> = dexterous, skilful, adroit, right
\ndehevawl<\/strong> = south, southern, of the south, austral, facing southwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ndeau<\/strong> = right, south, southern
\nde<\/strong> [de\u02d0] = south; dexterous, skilful, clever; ready; useful, handy; suitable, appropriate, proper, right, just; favourable, auspicious
\nde(au)-ddwyrain<\/strong> = southeast
\nde(au)-orllewin-<\/strong> = southwest
\nDehaubarth<\/strong> = South Wales, the medieval kingdom of South Wales, southern part
\nDehaubarth Cymru (Newydd)<\/strong> = (New) South Wales
\ndeheubol<\/strong> = south pole
\ndeheuder, deheudra<\/strong> = dexterity, adroitness, cleverness
\ndeheueg<\/strong> = dexterous, skilful, adroit, right; South Welsh dialect
\ndeheuol<\/strong> = south, southern, of the south, austral, facing southwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\ndehou, dyhow, dyow<\/strong> = right, south
\ndehoules<\/strong> = southernwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\ndyghow<\/strong> [d\u026a’h\u0254\u028a \/ d\u0259’h\u0254\u028a] = south, right-handed, southern, right
\ndyghow dhuryen<\/strong> = southeast
\ndyghow orlewin<\/strong> = southwest
\ndyghowbarth<\/strong> = south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\ndehou, deou<\/strong> = right, south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\ndehou, deho, dehaou<\/strong> = right, south
\ndehouyat, deouiad<\/strong> = right-handed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\ndehou<\/strong> [\u02c8de(h).u] = right, south
\ndehouiad<\/strong> = right-handed
\ndehoubarzh<\/strong> = southern zone
\na-zehou<\/strong> = to the right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>
\nFrom Proto-Indo-European *de\u1e31swo-<\/em>, from *de\u1e31s-<\/em> (right-hand side) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Words from the same PIE root include dexterity<\/strong>, dextrose<\/strong> and (ambi)dextrous<\/strong> in English, diestro<\/strong> (right, right-handed, skillful, dextrous) in Spanish, and destro<\/strong> (clever, able, right, right-hand) in Italian [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
\n\"Blubrry<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, English – ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for right & south in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *dexswos = right (side), south Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) dess = right (side), right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable desse = right side, rightness andess = (from the) south Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag) dess = right, right hand (side), south, just, meet, well-arranged, neat, pretty, fine desse = […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,133,19,20,21,83,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,12,13,23,82,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-directions","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","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-irish-goidelc","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish-espanol","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269","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=3269"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7644,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions\/7644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}