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Words for bear<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*artos<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noric<\/th>\n*\ud800\udf00\ud800\udf13\ud800\udf15\ud800\udf04(\ud800\udf01\ud800\udf16\ud800\udf08\ud800\udf06)<\/strong> (Arte(budz)) = bear(?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\n*artio<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nart<\/strong> [ar\u0348t] = bear, hero, warrior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nart<\/strong> [ar\u032a\u02e0\u0283d] = bear (archaic<\/em>), hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*ar\u03b8<\/strong> [ar\u03b8] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\narth<\/strong> [ar\u03b8] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\narth<\/strong> [ar\u03b8] = bear, fierce or rough person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\narth<\/strong> [\u0252\u0279\u03b8] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\nard \/ arth<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\narzh<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *h\u2082\u0155\u0325t\u1e31os<\/em> (bear) [Source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nursa<\/strong> [ur\u032a\u02e0s\u0259] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nors<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nourz<\/strong> = ourz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Latin ursa<\/em> (she-bear), from ursus<\/em> (bear), from the Proto-Italic *orssos<\/em> (bear), from Proto-Indo-European *h\u2082\u0155\u0325t\u1e31os<\/em> (bear) [Source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nmathgamain<\/strong> [\u02c8ma\u03b8\u0263\u0259\u1e7d\u0259n\u02b2] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nmath\u00fain<\/strong> [\u02c8m\u02e0ahu\u02d0n\u02b2] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nmathan<\/strong> [\u02c8mahan] = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nmaghouin<\/strong> = bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Old Irish math<\/em> (good) and gamuin<\/em> (calf) [Source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, MacBain’s Dictionary<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old-Irish Glossary<\/a>, teanglann.ie<\/a>, On-Line Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Dictionnaire Favereau<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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