{"id":5342,"date":"2020-06-09T15:46:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2020-06-16T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T16:11:05","slug":"crows-and-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2020\/06\/09\/crows-and-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Crows and Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for crow<\/strong> and raven<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*branos<\/strong> = crow, raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\nBran<\/strong>od\u016bnon = place name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Primitive Irish<\/th>\n\u1681\u168f\u1690\u1685\u1690 brana<\/strong> = crow, raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nbran<\/strong> [bran] = crow, raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nbran<\/strong> = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nbran<\/strong> [bran] = raven (corvus corax<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*bran<\/strong> = crow, raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nbr\u00e2n<\/strong> [bra\u02d0n] = crow, rook, raven; warrior; crowbar
\nbranos<\/strong> = little crows, young crows; warriors
\ncigfran<\/strong> = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nbran<\/strong> [b\u0279\u00e6\u02d0n] = crow
\nbranvras<\/strong> = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nbran<\/strong> = raven, crow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *werneh\u2082-<\/em> (crow), from *wer-<\/em> (to burn) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nfenn\u00f3c<\/strong> = a scald; royston crow (hooded crow)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nfeann\u00f3g<\/strong> = (hooded) crow (corvus cornix<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nfeannag<\/strong> [fjan\u032a\u02e0ag] = crow, rook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nfannag<\/strong> = crow, crake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: unknown [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*wes\u0101kos<\/strong> = raven, grebe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nfiach, f\u00edach<\/strong> [f\u02b2i.\u0259x] = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nfiach<\/strong> [\u02c8f\u02b2i\u0259x] = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nfitheach<\/strong> [fi.\u0259x] = raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nfeeagh<\/strong> = crake, raven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ngwyach<\/strong> [\u0261\u028a\u0268\u032f.a\u03c7 \/\u0261\u028ai\u032f.a\u03c7] = grebe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Proto-Celtic *wes-<\/em> (to feed, feast) [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

\"Raven.\"<\/a>