{"id":4258,"date":"2019-04-13T12:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2022-09-17T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T14:05:06","slug":"bells-and-clocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/04\/13\/bells-and-clocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bells and Clocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>bell<\/strong>, <strong>clock<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/r4n\/2555549619\/in\/photolist-4TPRSk-6mssD6-4bD9SG-6mssoM-2gDjxKC-i98es-46eth-4ZucF-GzyjRG-nthyL3-2kMWQam-mXuusQ-tDvVqu-dzzHW7-mwEWjR-nau7Yw-mfRm5F-2eTws5d-7uujd2-mfSJxA-pxQWSy-mfQBk4-mfQyFr-y7f7LC-noG2Jv-qdhzvS-gxPkS-mfSxQy-T4LxxF-nsYeij-3Tcn-T4Lvu2-qTYNES-M7Sz6p-nbKRCy-mn12YB-nzrbua-qU71SV-nrG4ZM-waWccR-M5bnwL-9sZaQo-95x6Lm-Gzyk6Q-pGpE6p-o5t9F-23LoFgC-EfzRuC-KvrhwC-9gQfUz\" title=\"Bells\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3270\/2555549619_90ac34bcef_z.jpg\" alt=\"Bells\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*klokkos<\/strong> = bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cloc<\/strong> = bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>clog<\/strong> [kl\u02e0\u0254\u0261] = bell, clock; blowball, (dandelion) clock<br \/>\n<strong>clogaire<\/strong> = bell-ringer, bellman<br \/>\n<strong>clogaireacht<\/strong> = bell-ringing<br \/>\n<strong>clog\u00e1n<\/strong> = small bell<br \/>\n<strong>clogarnach<\/strong> = ringing, sound of bells<br \/>\n<strong>clog\u00e1s<\/strong> = bell-tower, belfry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>clag<\/strong> [kl\u032a\u02e0ag] = bell; crash, loud noise<br \/>\n<strong>clagach<\/strong> = pertaining to or abounding in bells, bell-shaped<br \/>\n<strong>clagan<\/strong> = small bell<br \/>\n<strong>clag-mheur<\/strong> = hand (of a clock)<br \/>\n<strong>clag-chumach<\/strong> = bell-shaped<br \/>\n<strong>clag-p\u00ecobach<\/strong> = chime<br \/>\n<strong>clag-lann<\/strong> = belfry, steeple<br \/>\n<strong>clag-sm\u00e0laidh<\/strong> = curfew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>clag<\/strong> = bell, clock, ball<br \/>\n<strong>clag aile<\/strong> = fire alarm<br \/>\n<strong>clag dooishtee<\/strong> = alarm clock<br \/>\n<strong>clag greiney<\/strong> = sundial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>klych, cloch<\/strong> = bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cloch<\/strong> [klo\u02d0\u03c7] = bell, bell-shaped object, bubble; prize, feat; o\u2019clock<br \/>\n<strong>clochaf, clochi, clocho<\/strong> = to bubble, gurgle, speak loudly, make a loud noise, clamour, shout<br \/>\n<strong>clochaidd<\/strong> = noisy, resonant, sounding like a bell<br \/>\n<strong>clochog<\/strong> = noisy, shrill, loud, boisterous, bubbling, boiling<br \/>\n<strong>clochyrrwr<\/strong> = bell-ringer<br \/>\n<strong>cloch (a)larwm<\/strong> = alarm-bell, warning bell<br \/>\n<strong>cloch (y) drws<\/strong> = doorbell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cloch<\/strong> = bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>klogh<\/strong> [kl\u0254:x \/ klo:h] = bell<br \/>\n<strong>klogh meur<\/strong> = church bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cloch, cloc\u2019h, clec\u2019h<\/strong> = bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kloc&#8217;h<\/strong> = bell<br \/>\n<strong>kloc&#8217;hdi<\/strong> = church tower, steeple, bell tower<br \/>\n<strong>kloc&#8217;h-galv<\/strong> = warning bell<br \/>\n<strong>kloc&#8217;h-skouarn<\/strong> = earring<br \/>\n<strong>kloc&#8217;had<\/strong> = peal of a bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*kl\u0113g-\/*kl\u014dg-<\/em> (<em>onomatopoeia<\/em>), or from <em>*kleg-<\/em> (to cry, sound) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cloc#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>]. English words from the same Proto-Celtic root include <strong>clock<\/strong>, <strong>cloche<\/strong> and <strong>cloak<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/clock\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/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\">Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/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:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/br\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wales.ac.uk\/Resources\/Documents\/Research\/CelticLanguages\/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf\">English &#8211; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for bell, clock and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *klokkos = bell Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) cloc = bell Irish (Gaeilge) clog [kl\u02e0\u0254\u0261] = bell, clock; blowball, (dandelion) clock clogaire = bell-ringer, bellman clogaireacht = bell-ringing clog\u00e1n = small bell clogarnach = ringing, sound of bells clog\u00e1s = bell-tower, belfry Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig) clag [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,21,3,36,22,27,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-nouns","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\/4258","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=4258"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6843,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4258\/revisions\/6843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}