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Words for left<\/strong>, north<\/strong> and related words in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

\"Left<\/p>\n

Words marked * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*kliyos<\/strong> = left (hand)
\n*u\u0278okliyom<\/strong> = north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\ncl\u00e9<\/strong> = left
\nfochlae<\/strong> = the north, seat of honor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\ncl\u00e9<\/strong> = left
\nfochla<\/strong> = the north, seat of honour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ncl\u00e9<\/strong> [cl\u02b2e\u02d0 \/ cl\u02b2i\u02d0] = left, left hand, left-hand side
\ncl\u00e9bhord<\/strong> = port, larbord<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ncl\u00ec<\/strong> [kli\u0259] = left
\ncl\u00ec-l\u00e0mhach<\/strong> = left-handed
\nl\u00e0mh chl\u00ec<\/strong> = left hand, left wing (in politics)
\ncl\u00e8<\/strong> [kle\u02d0] = left, left-handed, mistaken, wrong, lar-board, sinister (in heraldry)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nclee<\/strong> = left. leftist
\nskian clee<\/strong> = left wing
\ncleeid<\/strong> = left handedness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*kle\u00f0<\/strong> = left, northern
\n*gwogle\u00f0<\/strong> [\u0261wo\u02c8\u0261l\u025b\u02d0\u00f0] = north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\ncled<\/strong> = left hand, left side
\ngogled<\/strong> = north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ncled, kled<\/strong> = left, left hand, left side
\nargled<\/strong> = left, unlucky, unfortunate
\nguocled, goglet, gogled, gogledd<\/strong> = north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ncledd<\/strong> [kle\u02d0\u00f0] = left, left hand\/side
\nargledd<\/strong> = left, unlucky, unfortunate
\ngogledd<\/strong> = north, northern, northerly, North Wales, north wind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\ncledh, cl\u00eadh<\/strong> = left, north
\ncledhec<\/strong> = left-handed
\ndorn-kledh<\/strong> = left-handed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nkledh<\/strong> [kl\u025b:\u00f0 \/ kle:\u00f0] = left, left-handed, northern
\nkledhbarth<\/strong> = north
\nKledhbarthyas, Kledhbarthyades<\/strong> = Northerner
\nkledhek<\/strong> = awkward, clumsy, left-handed
\nkledhek hy thowlow \/ y dowlow<\/strong> = impractical
\ngogledh<\/strong> = north
\na-gledh<\/strong> = on the left
\na-gledh dhe<\/strong> = to the left of
\na-gledhbarth<\/strong> = on the north side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\ncleiz<\/strong> = left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nkleiz<\/strong> [kl\u025bj(s)] = left, north, northern, irrascible
\nkleizell<\/strong> = left
\nkleizenn<\/strong> = north wind
\nkleiziad<\/strong> – left-handed, left-hander
\nkleizour<\/strong> = left winger
\na-gleiz<\/strong> [a\u02c8\u0261l\u025bj(s)] = to the left
\ngougleiz, gouglez<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261u\u0261l\u025bj(s)] = north (archaic<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *\u1e31l\u00e9yteh\u2082<\/em> (leaning, sloped, inclined) from *\u1e31ley-<\/em> (to lean, incline) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Words from the same PIE roots include clement<\/strong>, client<\/strong>, climate<\/strong>, climax<\/strong>, clinic<\/strong>, ladder<\/strong> and to lean<\/strong> in English [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*(s)k\u012bttos<\/strong> = left, left-handed, clumsy, awkward, wrong, sinister, sad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\ncittach<\/strong> = left-handed, awkward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nciotach<\/strong> [\u02c8c\u026at\u032a\u02e0\u0259x \/ \u02c8c\u026at\u032a\u02e0a(h)] = left-handed, awkward, clumsy, difficult, troublesome, inconvenient
\nciotach\u00e1n<\/strong> = left-handed person, awkward, clumsy person
\nciot\u00f3g<\/strong> = left hand, left fist, lefthanded person
\nciot\u00f3gach<\/strong> = left-handed, left-fisted, awkward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nciotach<\/strong> [k\u02b2ihd\u0259x] = left-handed, awkward, sinister
\nciotachan<\/strong> = left-handed person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nkiuttag<\/strong> = left hand
\nkyttagh<\/strong> = left-handed
\nkiuttaght<\/strong> = left-handedness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nchwith, hwidd<\/strong> = left, left-handed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nchwith<\/strong> [\u03c7wi\u02d0\u03b8] = left; left-handed, awkward, bungling, uncouth, unfortunate, sinister, sad, strange, unaccustomed, unusual, wrong, amiss; the left (hand); the Left
\nchwithig<\/strong> = left, left-handed; strange, awkward, clumsy, bungling, wrong, inauspicious, unpleasant, suspicious
\nchwithlyd<\/strong> = sinister, chilly
\ngochwith, go chwith<\/strong> = contrary, opposite, inside out, clumsy, awkward, left-handed; evil, mishap, misfortune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *skh\u2082ey-<\/em> (left) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*towto<\/strong> = left, north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nt\u00faaid, th\u00faaid<\/strong> = north, in the north
\nt\u00faaidemain<\/strong> = in the north, northwards
\nfa thuaith, fo thuaidh<\/strong> = northwards, to the north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nt\u00faaid, th\u00faaid<\/strong> = north, in the north, northern, northwards
\nt\u00faaidebar<\/strong> = the north
\nt\u00faaidemain<\/strong> = in the north
\nt\u00faaiscert<\/strong> = the north, the left, northerly
\nt\u00faaiscertach<\/strong> = northern, left hand, a northerner
\nat\u00faaid<\/strong> = from the north, to the north of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nthuaidh<\/strong> [hu\u0259\u025f \/ hu\u0259 \/ hu\u0259j] = (in the) north, northern
\n\u00f3 thuaidh<\/strong> = to the north, northwards
\naduaidh<\/strong> = from the north
\ntuaisceart<\/strong> = north, northern part
\nTuaisceart \u00c9ireann<\/strong> = Northern Ireland
\ntuaisceartach<\/strong> = Northerner, northern, awkward to deal with, surly, rude
\ntuaisceartacht<\/strong> = awkwardness, surliness, rudeness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ntuath<\/strong> [tu\u0259] = north
\ngu tuath<\/strong> = northward(s)
\ntuathach<\/strong> [tu\u0259h\u0259x] = northerner, person from North Uist; northerly, northern, boreal
\ntuathal<\/strong> = anti-clockwise, unlucky, ill-omended, confused, agitated, disorientated
\ntuathar<\/strong> = place with a northerly aspect, land facing north
\ntuathlach<\/strong> = unlucky, awkward, left-handed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\ntwoaie<\/strong> = north, northerly, northern, boreal, northward
\ntwoaieagh<\/strong> = northerner, northsider, northern (Manx) person
\ngoal twoaie<\/strong> = rainbow (\u201cgoing north\u201d)
\nmy hwoaie<\/strong> = north, northerly, northward
\nNerin Hwoaie<\/strong> = Northern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\ntut<\/strong> = good, favorable
\ntuthe<\/strong> = a kind of demon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *tewto-<\/em> or *tewH-<\/em> (to look favorably, protect, observe). Cognate with the Latin t\u016btus<\/em> (safe, prudent, secure, protected), which is the root of English words like tutor<\/strong> and intuition<\/strong> [source<\/a>].
\n\"Blubrry<\/a><\/p>\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 left, north and related words in Celtic languages. Words marked * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *kliyos = left (hand) *u\u0278okliyom = north Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) cl\u00e9 = left fochlae = the north, seat of honor Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) cl\u00e9 = left fochla = the north, seat of honour Irish (Gaeilge) cl\u00e9 [cl\u02b2e\u02d0 \/ cl\u02b2i\u02d0] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,133,19,20,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,40,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3280","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-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-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\/3280","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=3280"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7645,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3280\/revisions\/7645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}