{"id":3366,"date":"2018-10-07T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=3366"},"modified":"2023-12-23T20:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T20:59:40","slug":"old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/07\/old\/","title":{"rendered":"Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for old and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/47701427@N04\/15003462852\/in\/photolist-oRNEN1-qvJ7oZ-acCuwG-S1rDYU-bi5RrM-DKmTEt-wsTCHS-jKWBfz-RJ1x3a-2bx8fq-FXTteG-Edqb98-256anh9-Le8oV1-YxvJj8-SWheDH-H7hxpJ-pWGLcF-KsiWzF-xk11dE-q3hUxc-LpbMw2-BZeL1h-BJJ8Dd-GfsMzS-25gsfP5-EmXBh-eccHK5-qRJ1tT-aLuXK8-pfx5NA-wUtJRj-LU3AP6-pQRL1G-uaCSQY-8Kxqm5-y9mHiw-2TPSNu-scCwgo-D7Wz3p-kPp1rr-Btrd5-To81WJ-P79Mzm-fAW4v7-L8oom7-265DmtA-cHJQSJ-C816Ao-ANBmYc\" title=\"Old Irish Cottage &amp; Out House\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3913\/15003462852_9e387e5db7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Old Irish Cottage &amp; Out House\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*senos<\/strong> = old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>*senos<\/strong> = old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sen<\/strong> = old, ancester, old person,<br \/>\n<strong>sendatu<\/strong> = longevity, old age<br \/>\n<strong>sen\u00f3ir<\/strong> = elder, old person, senior<br \/>\n<strong>sen\u00f3rdacht<\/strong> = elderliness, old age<br \/>\n<strong>sentonn<\/strong> = old woman<br \/>\n<strong>sentu<\/strong> = old age<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sen<\/strong> = old, ancient, long-standing, ancestor<br \/>\n<strong>sendatu<\/strong> = old age, long life<br \/>\n<strong>sen\u00f3ir, sean\u00f3ir<\/strong> = senior, elder, old person<br \/>\n<strong>sen\u00f3rdacht, senordacht<\/strong> = old age, seniority<br \/>\n<strong>sentonn, sentuinne, sentain<\/strong> = old woman<br \/>\n<strong>sentu<\/strong> = old age<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sean<\/strong> [\u0283an\u02e0] = old, aged, mature; senior, ancestor; long-established, old fashioned; great, exceeding<br \/>\n<strong>seanaimsir<\/strong> = old times<br \/>\n<strong>seanaois<\/strong> = old age<br \/>\n<strong>sean\u00e1rsa<\/strong> = primitive<br \/>\n<strong>seanda<\/strong> = old, aged, ancient, antique, stale<br \/>\n<strong>sean\u00f3ir<\/strong> = old person, senior, elder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sean<\/strong> [\u0283\u025bn] = old, aged, elderly; former<br \/>\n<strong>seanachd<\/strong> [\u0283\u025bn\u0259xg] = ancientness, oldness<br \/>\n<strong>seanair<\/strong> [\u0283\u025bn\u026ar\u02b2] = grandfather, elder, ancestor<br \/>\n<strong>seanmhair<\/strong> [\u0283\u025bn\u025bv\u026ar\u02b2] = grandmother, grandma<br \/>\n<strong>seannda<\/strong> [\u0283\u00e3\u0169nd\u0259] = ancient, old-fashioned<br \/>\n<strong>seanndaidh<\/strong> [\u0283\u00e3\u0169n\u032a\u02e0d\u026a] = ancient, old-fashioned, infirm, frail<br \/>\n<strong>seantaidh<\/strong> [\u0283an\u032a\u02e0d\u026a] = primeval, primitive, shanty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>shenn<\/strong> = old, stale, aged, former, time-fusty, inveterate, ancient, vintage, veteran, old-established, olden, antiquarian, worn, elderly, consecrated, archaic, ex, senile, long-standing<br \/>\n<strong>shennaghys<\/strong> = annals, antiquity, history, story-telling, tradition<br \/>\n<strong>shennayr, shaner<\/strong> = ancestor, father, forebear, grandfather<br \/>\n<strong>shenndeeagh<\/strong> = ancient, historical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*hen<\/strong> = old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen<\/strong> = old<br \/>\n<strong>henadur, henad\u00fbr<\/strong> = alderman, elder, presbyter, (church) father, senior in rank<br \/>\n<strong>henv, henu, hena<\/strong> = to grow old or decrepit, weaken, deteriorate, fail<br \/>\n<strong>henaidd<\/strong> = oldish, old, aged, ancient, archaic, antiquated<br \/>\n<strong>heneint, henaint<\/strong> = old age, oldness, antiquity, the aged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen<\/strong> [he\u02d0n] = old, aged; ancient, antique, pristine, former; inveterate, chronic; original; senior, elder; stale, mouldy, musty, fusty<br \/>\n<strong>henadur<\/strong> = alderman, elder, presbyter, (church) father, senior in rank<br \/>\n<strong>henaf, henu<\/strong> = to grow old or decrepit, weaken, deteriorate, fail<br \/>\n<strong>henaidd<\/strong> = oldish, old, aged, ancient, archaic, antiquated<br \/>\n<strong>henaint<\/strong> = old age, oldness, antiquity, the aged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen, h\u00e9n, h\u00ean<\/strong> = old, ancient, antique<br \/>\n<strong>hendas<\/strong> = grandfather<br \/>\n<strong>hengog<\/strong> = great great grandfather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen<\/strong> [h\u025b:n \/ he:n] = old, archaic, long-standing<br \/>\n<strong>henavek, henavoges<\/strong> = elder(ly), senior, older<br \/>\n<strong>hendas<\/strong> = ancestor, forefather<br \/>\n<strong>hendedhyow<\/strong> = the olden days<br \/>\n<strong>hendheskonieth<\/strong> = archaeology<br \/>\n<strong>henedh<\/strong> = generation<br \/>\n<strong>hengov<\/strong> = tradition<br \/>\n<strong>henlavar<\/strong> = proverb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen<\/strong> = old, ancient<br \/>\n<strong>henaff<\/strong> = elder, senior<br \/>\n<strong>henavelezh<\/strong> = birthright, right of primogeniture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>hen<\/strong> = old, ancient<br \/>\n<strong>henadur<\/strong> = = archaism<br \/>\n<strong>henamzer<\/strong> = antiquity<br \/>\n<strong>hena\u00f1<\/strong> = elder, senior<br \/>\n<strong>henanded<\/strong> = primogeniture<br \/>\n<strong>henavelezh<\/strong> = birthright, right of primogeniture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*s\u00e9nos<\/em> (old) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/senos\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>senate<\/strong> and <strong>senior<\/strong> in English,  <strong>sens<\/strong> (ancient, old) in Latvian, <strong>s\u1ebdnas<\/strong> (old) in Lithuanian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/s%C3%A9nos\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/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=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1775355&amp;u=184793&amp;m=70611&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/70611\/728x90_00.jpg\" alt=\"italki - Win cash rewards for learning any language\" width=\"630\" height=\"78\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for old and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *senos = old Gaulish *senos = old Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) sen = old, ancester, old person, sendatu = longevity, old age sen\u00f3ir = elder, old person, senior sen\u00f3rdacht = elderliness, old age sentonn = old woman sentu = [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,25,21,3,109,110,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latvian-latviesu-valoda","category-lithuanian-lietuviu-kalba","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3366","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3366"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7787,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3366\/revisions\/7787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}