{"id":3965,"date":"2018-12-28T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=3965"},"modified":"2021-02-14T18:02:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T18:02:24","slug":"snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/12\/28\/snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>snow<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*snig\u02b7<\/strong> = snow<br \/>\n<strong>*snig\u02b7yeti<\/strong> = to snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>snechtae<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u02b2n\u0348\u02b2exta] = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sneachta<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0283n\u02b2axt\u032a\u02e0\u0259 \/ \u02c8\u0283n\u02b2\u00e6\u02d0xt\u032a\u02e0\u0259] = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sneachd<\/strong> [\u0283n\u032a\u02b2\u025bxg] = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sniaghtey<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0283n\u02b2axt\u032a\u0259] = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>nyf<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*sn\u00edg\u02b7\u02b0s<\/em> (snow) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/snechtae#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/5274492904\/in\/photolist-22h2bGm-23ERTyv-252YtMa-23nk3di-24EEPro-GAGK8h-24EEN43-21Ytmiw-K7MWti-FYvoyJ-936ae7-936arA-9369YQ-92UeHh-92R6xt-92UewE-92UdBU-92Uej3-92R6KD-92R628-92UdaA-92R5kv-92R5yc-92R58p-92UciQ-92x9gc-92x9rc-92vdJV-92ym5d-92vdDi-92ykBj-92ykJS-8WPXK4-8WPY2a-8WSYXJ-8WPXsD-8WSZgA-7uc8GG-7u8ev8-7uc8sA-7u8dLa-7u8dwB-7u8di2-7u8d3F-7uc7iW-7tmLZJ-7p5mSz-7p5n2H-7p9dhq-7p5nbp\" title=\"Eira\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5082\/5274492904_075bf35362_z.jpg\" alt=\"Eira\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>arg<\/strong> = drop (of water)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*\u0117r\u0263<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>eiry<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>snow<\/strong> [\u02c8ei\u032fra] = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>irch<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ergh<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>erch<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>erc\u2019h<\/strong> = snow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong> possibly from the Proto Celtic <em>*argyos<\/em> (white), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2082r\u0325\u01f5-y\u00f3-s<\/em>, from <em>*h\u2082er\u01f5-<\/em> (white). Or from the Proto Celtic <em>*\u0278arg(y)os<\/em> (sprinkling, spatter) from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)preg\u02b0-<\/em> (to scatter, jerk). [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic\/%C4%97r%C9%A3\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>freckle<\/strong> comes from the same root, via the Old Norse <em>freknur<\/em> (speckles) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/spargo\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few snow-related songs:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w2XX6NrNsgI\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WK5lmJ4kPZA\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScfW-060WUI\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/k%CA%B7ennom\">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:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/browse?field_word_value=penn\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for snow in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *snig\u02b7 = snow *snig\u02b7yeti = to snow Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) snechtae [\u02c8s\u02b2n\u0348\u02b2exta] = snow Irish (Gaeilge) sneachta [\u02c8\u0283n\u02b2axt\u032a\u02e0\u0259 \/ \u02c8\u0283n\u02b2\u00e6\u02d0xt\u032a\u02e0\u0259] = snow Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig) sneachd [\u0283n\u032a\u02b2\u025bxg] = snow Manx (Gaelg) sniaghtey [\u02c8\u0283n\u02b2axt\u032a\u0259] = snow Welsh (Cymraeg) nyf = snow Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *sn\u00edg\u02b7\u02b0s (snow) [source]. Old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,21,3,22,5,7,27,9,10,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-cornish","category-old-irish-goidelc","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\/3965","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=3965"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5765,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3965\/revisions\/5765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}