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Words for otter<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*dubrok\u016b<\/strong> = otter, beaver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\ndoburch\u00fa<\/strong> [\u02c8dovur\u02ccxu\u02d0] = otter
\ndobr\u00e1n<\/strong> = otter, beaver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ndobharch\u00fa<\/strong> = otter
\ndobhr\u00e1n<\/strong> = otter, dull-witted, stupid, person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ndobhar-ch\u00f9<\/strong> [do.\u0259rxu] = otter
\nd\u00f2bhran<\/strong> [d\u0254\u02d0ran] = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\ndooarchoo<\/strong> = otter, beaver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*d\u00fc\u03b2rgi<\/strong> = otter, beaver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ndeuerky, deifyrgi, dyfyrgi, dwfyrgi<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ndyfrgi<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0259vr\u0261\u026a \/ \u02c8d\u0259vr\u0261i] = otter
\ndyfrast<\/strong> = she-otter
\ndwrgi<\/strong> = otter
\nci d\u0175r<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Cornish<\/th>\ndoferghi<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish<\/th>\ndofergi<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\ndowrgi<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\ndourgi<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Celtic *dubros<\/em> (water) and *k\u016b<\/em> (dog) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

The words for water beginning with d in the Goidelic languages only appear in this compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nmadra uisce<\/strong> [\u02c8m\u02e0ad\u032a\u02e0\u027e\u02e0\u0259 \u02c8\u026a\u0283c\u026a] = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nmadadh-uisge<\/strong> [\u02c8mad\u0259\u0263 \u02c8\u026f\u0283g\u02b2\u0259] = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nmoddey ushtey<\/strong> = otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Old Irish madrad \/matrad<\/em> (dog); and the Old Irish uisce<\/em> (water), from the Proto-Celtic *udenskyos<\/em> (water), from the Proto-Indo-European *w\u00f3dr\u0325<\/em> (water) [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

\"Otters!\"<\/a>