{"id":3518,"date":"2018-10-23T17:47:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T13:39:54","slug":"thick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/23\/thick\/","title":{"rendered":"Thick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>thick<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/194770355@N03\/53503321682\/in\/photolist-2pvUvvu-2dadtR8-JYBU9X-oYWBmc-2nc9HdD-2dKFb1-66XvYQ-MJ8vQH-2ohLeKy-eNycyr-5WPXEw-bDd1CX-2iHY2P9-2pzta4q-SH6kZb-2jz4H8x-oKT4AW-HjbvMG-2abWHvG-2mhHpVe-2o8zqah-2qyGkkT-EgB63q-9S57Hf-HmDbPp-2dXSxzC-8CckPU-aXcRkt-Q2aBix-2nKkw68-aXcSrX-2qXxtMU-2maCN1U-R3nQmh-2mb2xUZ-2qRURMj-HmDdWv-DkfgB7-2qVU1v4-2neRTCa-cyDpDQ-2mcf7ht-98VjfJ-2ppt2QK-oZiVgy-2mihQgw-255SrMT-2oUoTbb-p9De7A-z8B66\" title=\"Thick &amp; Thin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53503321682_e14c9c6ac2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"Thick &amp; Thin\"\/><\/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>*tegus<\/strong> = thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tiug<\/strong> [t\u02b2iu\u032f\u0263] = thick, dense<br \/>\n<strong>tiget<\/strong> = thickness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tiug<\/strong> = thick, dense, solid, density, press, crowd<br \/>\n<strong>tiugaigid<\/strong> = to thicken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ti\u00fa<\/strong> = thick, dense<br \/>\n<strong>tiubh<\/strong> [t\u02b2u\u02d0 \/ t\u02b2\u028a(w)] = thick, dense, closely set; fast<br \/>\n<strong>tiubhaigh<\/strong> = to thicken, conventrate<br \/>\n<strong>ti\u00fachan<\/strong> = concentration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tiugh<\/strong> [t\u02b2u] = thick; stout, portly, buxom; fat, viscous (<em>paint<\/em>); frequent<br \/>\nstrong>tiughachadh<\/strong> [t\u02b2u.\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = (act of) thickening, squeezing<br \/>\nstrong>tiughad(as)<\/strong> [t\u02b2u.\u0259d(\u0259s)] = thickness<br \/>\nstrong>tiughaich<\/strong> [t\u02b2u.\u026a\u00e7] = thicken, squeeze<br \/>\nstrong>tiughalach<\/strong> [t\u02b2u.\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = dregs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>chiu<\/strong> = stout, thick, heavy, blubber, thick-set ( <em>hedge<\/em>), strong (<em>solution<\/em>), whipped (<em>cream<\/em>), intense; foggy, turbid<br \/>\n<strong>cheeid<\/strong> = thickness, density, grossness<br \/>\n<strong>chiughey<\/strong> = to become heavy, to clot, to concentrate, to congeal, to thicken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*te\u0263<\/strong> = thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>teu<\/strong> = thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tew, te\u1efd, tev<\/strong> = thick, strong, sturdy, deep<br \/>\n<strong>te\u1efdder, tewder<\/strong> thickness, depth, density, fatness<br \/>\n<strong>tewet, tewhet, te\u1efdet<\/strong> = thickness, depth, fat<br \/>\n<strong>tewhau, tevhau<\/strong> = to make or become fat, to fatten, to thicken, to congeal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tew<\/strong> [te\u02d0u\u032f \/ t\u025bu\u032f] = thick; made of thick cloth; strong, sturdy, powerful; deep<br \/>\n<strong>tewder<\/strong> thickness, depth, density, fatness, corpulence, obesity, hardness (of hearing)<br \/>\n<strong>tewed<\/strong> = thickness, depth, fat<br \/>\n<strong>tewhad<\/strong> = fattening, thickening, coagulation, condensation<br \/>\n<strong>tewhau<\/strong> = to make or become fat, to fatten, to thicken, to congeal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tew<\/strong> = thick, gross, fat, foggy<br \/>\n<strong>tewder<\/strong> = thickness, grossness, fatness<br \/>\n<strong>tewraga<\/strong> = to thicken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tew<\/strong> [t\u025b\u02d1\u028a] = fat, bulky, dense, thick, chubby<br \/>\n<strong>tewder<\/strong> = bulk, consistency, density, thickness<br \/>\n<strong>tewhe<\/strong> = to thicken, fatten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>teu, teo<\/strong> = thick, fat, big<br \/>\n<strong>teuhat<\/strong> = to thicken, grow<br \/>\n<strong>teuder, teoder<\/strong> = thickness, size<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tev<\/strong> [\u02c8tew] = thick, fat, big, obese, opaque<br \/>\n<strong>tevaat<\/strong> {te\u02c8v\u0251\u02d0t] = to thicken, grow<br \/>\n<strong>tevded<\/strong> [\u02c8tew.det] = thickness, size<br \/>\n<strong>tevder<\/strong> [\u02c8tew.d\u025br] = thickness, size<br \/>\n<strong>tevdur<\/strong> = thickening, enlargment, coagulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*t\u00e9gus<\/em> (thick), from <em>*teg-<\/em> (to cover) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/tegus\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>thick<\/strong>, <strong>protect<\/strong>, <strong>thatch<\/strong>, <strong>thug<\/strong> and <strong>tile<\/strong> in English, <strong>dik<\/strong> (thick, fat, cool, nice) in Dutch, <strong>dick<\/strong> (thick, fat) in German, <strong>tjock<\/strong> (thick, fat) in Swedish, <strong>tykky<\/strong> (thick snow or rime on trees) in Finnish, and <strong>deahkki<\/strong> (muscle) in Northern Sami [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/t%C3%A9gus\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*remros<\/strong> = fat, thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>remor<\/strong> [\u02c8r\u0348\u02b2e\u03b2\u0303or] = fat, stout, thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>remor, reamur, remar<\/strong> = stout, thick, bulky, corpulent<br \/>\n<strong>remraigid<\/strong> = to thicken, fatten, make stout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ramhar<\/strong> [\u027e\u02e0au\u027e\u02e0 \/ \u02c8\u027e\u02e0\u00e3u\u0259\u027e\u02e0] = fat, thick<br \/>\n<strong>ramharaigh<\/strong> = to fatten, thicken, batter, stupefy<br \/>\n<strong>ramhar\u00fa<\/strong> = fattening, coagulation, fulling, dulling stupefying, beating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>reamhar<\/strong> [r\u032a\u02e0\u00e3\u0169.\u0259r] = fat, plump, meaty, fleshy<br \/>\n<strong>reamhrachd<\/strong> [r\u032a\u02e0\u025b\u0342\u0169r\u0259xg] = fatness, state of being overweight<br \/>\n<strong>ro-reamhar<\/strong> = obese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>roauyr<\/strong> = fat, thick, stout, gross, bulky, plump, overweight<br \/>\n<strong>roauyragh<\/strong> = fattening, fatness, fat person<br \/>\n<strong>roauyraghey<\/strong> = to fatten, to thicken, to gain weight, fattening, thickening<br \/>\n<strong>roauyrey<\/strong> = fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*rre\u03b2\u0303 <\/strong> = (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ref<\/strong> = thick, stout, great, large<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>rhef<\/strong> = thick, stout, great, large, bundle<br \/>\n<strong>rhefder<\/strong> = thickness, stoutness, girth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/remros\">source<\/a>].<\/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=\"http:\/\/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:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_Gaelic_Language\">An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/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=\"https:\/\/corpus.gaelg.im\/\">Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/n5\/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=\"https:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/fr\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n style=\"display:block\"\n data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for thick and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *tegus = thick Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) tiug [t\u02b2iu\u032f\u0263] = thick, dense tiget = thickness Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) tiug = thick, dense, solid, density, press, crowd tiugaigid = to thicken Irish (Gaeilge) ti\u00fa = thick, dense tiubh [t\u02b2u\u02d0 \/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,81,19,20,129,61,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,10,40,11,12,13,23,64,18,14],"tags":[52,80,51,145,263,48,47,53,49,55,262,50,208],"class_list":["post-3518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-dutch-nederlands","category-english","category-etymology","category-finnish-suomi","category-german","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-swedish-svenska","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-cornish","tag-etymology","tag-fat","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-thick","tag-welsh","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518","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=3518"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8886,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3518\/revisions\/8886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}