{"id":4097,"date":"2019-01-28T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T19:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:08:33","slug":"to-choke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/01\/28\/to-choke\/","title":{"rendered":"To Choke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>to choke<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/85012217@N00\/437272807\/in\/photolist-ED8Yk-ssn9-9KrEKm-dnPnj-2n6EHGH-2nak8S4-vfgPn-6E58V1-8YhURg-d5dgxb-anmcU-rosQ6-2ii3aBb-2n6HpdE-5DdhZ3-rCLzj-28ybi-tRGvua-8wzLAf-2Zqs3-cmfWzq-PSsiQ-2kQCDgU-g2SJg-54MJSh-2hW3oBK-Q1SvPs-6uws2R-66w3xv-4xRzr6-2n5gvAy-2kVVVLS-2kumg8h-oaRD6-5yPGCm-snt2t-6HSEug-2ngMzui-2hYbjHF-cXxeaA-4dfBVq-Gf4eG8-udcw8-6ejrwy-fGiVFD-2kfRRpV-6TNrE9-6TNnXA-bJkuRk-2ngNA7u\" title=\"*choke*\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/156\/437272807_2757e5d8b8_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"*choke*\"\/><\/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<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*taketi\/*tageti<\/strong> = to choke, strangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tachtad<\/strong> = choking, strangulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tachtad, teachtadh<\/strong> = choking, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tachtaid<\/strong> = to choke, stifle, strangle, hang, oppress, vex, seize, arrest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tacht<\/strong> [t\u032a\u02e0\u0251xt\u032a\u02e0] = to choke, strangle,suffocate<br \/>\n<strong>tachtadh<\/strong> = choking, stangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tachtaire<\/strong> = choker, strangler<br \/>\n<strong>tachtarnach<\/strong> = (act of) choking, choking sound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tachd<\/strong> [taxg] = choke, smother, strangle, throttle, clog<br \/>\n<strong>tachdach<\/strong> = choking, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tachdadair<\/strong> [taxg\u0259d\u026ar\u02b2] = choker, throttler, strangler, choke, throttle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>toght<\/strong> = to strangulate<br \/>\n<strong>toaghtey<\/strong> = to choke, strangle, throttle, clog; choking, strangulation, clogging<br \/>\n<strong>toaghteyr<\/strong> = choke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag<\/strong> = choke, choking, suffocation, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tagedic, tagedig<\/strong> choked, strangled<br \/>\n<strong>tagell<\/strong> = jowl, wattle<br \/>\n<strong>tacua, tagfa<\/strong> = choking, throttling<br \/>\n<strong>tagu, tagy<\/strong> = to choke, stifle, strangle, throttle, suffocate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag<\/strong> = choke, choking, suffocation, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tagedig<\/strong> choked, strangled<br \/>\n<strong>tagell<\/strong> = jowl, wattle, double chin, throat, windpipe, barb, snare<br \/>\n<strong>tagfa<\/strong> = choking, throttling, bottleneck<br \/>\n<strong>tagiad<\/strong> = choking, strangulation, obstruction<br \/>\n<strong>tagu<\/strong> = to choke, stifle, strangle, throttle, suffocate; to cough (<em>in North Wales<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>tagwr, tagydd<\/strong> = choker, strangler, choke (<em>in an engine<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag, t\u00e2g<\/strong> = choking, strangling<br \/>\n<strong>taga<\/strong> = to stifle, strangle, choke, throttle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag<\/strong> = choking<br \/>\n<strong>taga<\/strong> = to choke, clog, strangle, suffocate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag<\/strong> = acrid, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>tagaff<\/strong> = to attack, devour, suffocate, smother, strangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tag<\/strong> [t\u0251\u02d0k] = acrid, strangulation<br \/>\n<strong>taga\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8t\u0251\u02d0.\u0261\u00e3] = to attack, devour, suffocate, smother, strangle<br \/>\n<strong>tagus<\/strong> [\u02c8t\u0251\u02d0\u0261ys] = offensive, suffocation, acrid, acidic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Proto-Indo-European <em>*tak-<\/em>, which is also the root of <strong>tacit<\/strong> (implied) in English, <strong>taire<\/strong> (to be\/keep quiet, shut up) in French, and <strong>tiga<\/strong> (to keep silent, deliberately ignore) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/taketi\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/tachd\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/tacht\">teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">On-Line Manx Dictionary<\/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=taga\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionnaire Favereau<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for to choke and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *taketi\/*tageti = to choke, strangle Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) tachtad = choking, strangulation Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) tachtad, teachtadh = choking, strangulation tachtaid = to choke, stifle, strangle, hang, oppress, vex, seize, arrest Irish (Gaeilge) tacht [t\u032a\u02e0\u0251xt\u032a\u02e0] = to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,44,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,12,13,23,64,43,18,14],"tags":[52,80,281,282,51,145,48,47,53,49,55,50],"class_list":["post-4097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","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-irish-goidelc","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-swedish-svenska","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-choke","tag-choking","tag-cornish","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4097","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=4097"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8953,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4097\/revisions\/8953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}