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Words for bird<\/strong> and (sky)lark<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*\u0278etnos<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\nEtnosus<\/strong> = bird(?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n\u00e9n<\/strong> [e\u02d0n] = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n\u00e9an<\/strong> [e\u02d0n\u02e0] = bird, young bird, chick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\neun<\/strong> [ian] = bird, fowl, chicken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\neean<\/strong> [ji\u02d0\u0259n] = chick, fowl, young (of birds); juvenile, cheeky child, brat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\nedn<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\natar<\/strong> = birds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nedn<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025bdn] = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nedn<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025bdn] = bird, fowl, fly, bee
\nadar<\/strong> [\u02c8adar] = birds
\naderyn<\/strong> [a\u02c8d\u025br\u0268\u031en \/ a\u02c8de\u02d0r\u026an] = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Cornish<\/th>\nhethen<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nedhen<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton<\/th>\nezn<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nevn<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *p\u00e9th\u2082r\u0325<\/em> (wind, feather), which is also the root of the English word feather<\/strong> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nlabous<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nuise\u00f3c<\/strong> = lark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n(f)uise\u00f3g<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nfuiseog<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nuiseag<\/strong> [\u026f\u0283ag] = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nushag<\/strong> [\u02c8o\u0292a\u0261] = bird, shuttlecock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*alaud\u0101<\/strong> = bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\n*alauda<\/strong> [\u02c8a.lau.da\u02d0] = skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: unknown. Also the root of the Latin alauda<\/em> (lark, skylark), and words for (sky)lark in Romance languages, such as the French alouette<\/em>, the Spanish alondra<\/em> and the Italian allodola<\/em> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nehedydd<\/strong> [\u025b\u02c8h\u025bd\u0268\u031e\u00f0 \/ \u025b\u02c8he\u02d0d\u026a\u00f0] = lark, skylark; flier, one that flies, bird or fowl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Cornish<\/th>\nevidit<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton<\/th>\nehuedez<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong> (Welsh): from ehedeg<\/em> (to fly) and -ydd<\/em> (-er) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nahwesydh<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nalc’hweder<\/strong> = lark, skylark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/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

\"Skylark\"<\/a>