{"id":5193,"date":"2020-04-13T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T13:30:31","slug":"hedgehogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2020\/04\/13\/hedgehogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedgehogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>hedgehog<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/purplekey\/1094729050\/in\/photolist-2EJLNN-8SwmBb-Q9AaP-8rN9H3-8rNaaw-8rN9Vh-6E5rwf-5Rsesp-88baZe-wvuptt-2EJtgN-uinjcV-pAqNi-a38oJt-4NEsmH-a216bt-a214Gp-791bYx-5wCeBc-6tEFuC-8rK5JB-8rNaVq-ad2brS-c7M83A-aa5SVm-yqRop1-77271-3Mx8V5-6ZKfUS-8rNcEE-8rK6sZ-6RpRAT-fnEDP-2DRbgt-6WFppv-7jiP5-54yH2L-ciQV5h-ciQVbL-4dJqEB-fex2nf-fex4eJ-fex3iE-fex69Y-GzStwu-axfcpJ-WRYowW-2EHxm3-Euv8Z-hTtiy\" title=\"hedgehog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1382\/1094729050_4934a462a1_z.jpg\" alt=\"hedgehog\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/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>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gr\u00e1ine\u00f3g<\/strong> = hedgehog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gr\u00e1inneog<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261\u027e\u02e0\u0251\u02d0n\u02b2o\u02d0\u0261] = hedgehog; bristly, short-tempered, person<br \/>\n<strong>gr\u00e1inneogach<\/strong> = like a hedgehog, bristly, short-tempered<br \/>\n<strong>gr\u00e1inneog thr\u00e1<\/strong> = sea urchin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gr\u00e0ineag<\/strong> [\u02c8gra\u02d0n\u02b2ag] = hedgehog<br \/>\n<strong>gr\u00e0ineagach<\/strong> = of, or pertaining to, hedgehogs, like a hedgehog, bristly<br \/>\n<strong>gr\u00e0ineag-mhara<\/strong> = sea urchin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>graynoge<\/strong> = hedgehog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Old Irish <em>gr\u00e1in<\/em> (hatred, abhorrence) and , from the Proto-Celtic <em>gragnis<\/em> (awful, terrifying, horrifying, loathsome), and <em>\u00f3c<\/em> (a diminutive suffix). The Yola word <strong>gra(a)nogue<\/strong> (hedgehog) comes from the same roots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/gr%C3%A1inneog\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>draenawc, draenog, draenoc<\/strong> = hedgehog, urchin; a cross-grained peevish person; perch, bass<br \/>\n<strong>draenoc coet<\/strong> = hedgehog, urchin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>draenog<\/strong> [\u02c8dr\u0251\u02d0\u0268\u032fn\u0254\u0261 \/ \u02c8drai\u032fn\u0254\u0261] = hedgehog, urchin, procupine; a cross-grained peevish person; ferret, bittern, thorny, prickly<br \/>\n<strong>draenog (y) coed<\/strong> = hedgehog, urchin<br \/>\n<strong>draenog (y) m\u00f4r<\/strong> = sea urchin<br \/>\n<strong>draenogaidd<\/strong> = prickly<br \/>\n<strong>draenoglyd<\/strong> = peevish, spiteful, testy<br \/>\n<strong>draenogrwydd<\/strong> = irritableness, peevishness, petulance, thorniness, prickliness, spinosity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>draeneg<\/strong> [\u02c8dr\u025b\u02d0nek \/ \u02c8dr\u1ebd\u02d0nek] = hedgehog, wolf, barbel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from <em>draen<\/em> (prickle, thorn), from the Proto-Celtic <em> *dragino-<\/em>, &#038; <em>-og\/eg<\/em> (a diminutive suffix) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/draenog\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sarth<\/strong> = serpent, snake, scorpion, reptile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sart, sort<\/strong> = urchin, hedgenhog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sort<\/strong> = hedgehog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sort<\/strong> = (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unkonwn<\/p>\n<p>Other Breton words for hedgehog include <strong>heureuchin<\/strong> [h\u00f8.\u02c8r\u00f8.\u0283in], which comes from French <strong>h\u00e9risson<\/strong> (hedgehog),  <strong>avalaouer<\/strong> (&#8220;apple hunter&#8221;), <strong>laer-avalo\u00f9<\/strong> (&#8220;apple thief&#8221;) and <strong>paotr-piko\u00f9<\/strong> (&#8220;pointy boy&#8221;) [<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/draeneg#br\">source<\/a>].<\/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<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/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:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_Gaelic_Language\">An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryq.com\/gaelg\/\">Fockleyreen: Manx &#8211; English Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/corpus.gaelg.im\/\">Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/fr\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/preply.sjv.io\/c\/1242341\/2037648\/24422\" target=\"_top\" id=\"2037648\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/24422-2037648\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/1242341\/2037648\/24422\" style=\"position:absolute;visibility:hidden;\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for hedgehog in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) gr\u00e1ine\u00f3g = hedgehog Irish (Gaeilge) gr\u00e1inneog [\u02c8\u0261\u027e\u02e0\u0251\u02d0n\u02b2o\u02d0\u0261] = hedgehog; bristly, short-tempered, person gr\u00e1inneogach = like a hedgehog, bristly, short-tempered gr\u00e1inneog thr\u00e1 = sea urchin Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig) gr\u00e0ineag [\u02c8gra\u02d0n\u02b2ag] = hedgehog gr\u00e0ineagach = of, or pertaining to, hedgehogs, like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,16,26,19,20,21,3,22,27,12,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-nouns","category-proto-celtic","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193","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=5193"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8708,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions\/8708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}