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Words for swallows, swifts and martins<\/strong> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*wesn\u0101l\u0101<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nainnel, fannall<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n\u00e1ille\u00f3c, fainle\u00f3c<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nf\u00e1inleog, \u00e1inle\u00f3g<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n(f)ainnleag<\/strong> [(f)\u00e3\u0129n\u032a\u02b2l\u032a\u02b2ag] = swallow, martin, storm(y) petrel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*gwenn\u1ecdl<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\nguennol<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ngwennawl<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ngwennol<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261w\u025bn\u0254l] = swallow, martin; weaver\u2019s shuttle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\ngwennol<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\nguennol<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton<\/th>\nguennel<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\ngwennel<\/strong> = swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European *w\u00f3s-r\u0325\/*w\u00e9s-n\u0325s<\/em> (spring) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ngabhl\u00e1n<\/strong> = martin
\ngabhl\u00e1n-binne<\/strong> = house martin (delichon urbicum)<\/em>)
\ngabhl\u00e1n gainimh<\/strong> = sand martin (riparia riparia<\/em>)
\ngabhl\u00e1n gaoithe<\/strong> = swift (apus apus<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\ng\u00f2bhlan<\/strong> [g\u0254\u02d0l\u032a\u02e0an] = swallow, martin; prong, small fork
\ng\u00f2bhlan-gaoithe<\/strong> [go\u02d0l\u032a\u02e0an’g\u0264j\u0259] = barn swallow (hirundo rustica<\/em>)
\ng\u00f2bhlan-gainmhich<\/strong> [go\u02d0l\u032a\u02e0an g\u025bn\u025bv\u026a\u00e7] = sand martin, bank swallow
\ng\u00f2bhlan-dubh<\/strong> [go\u02d0l\u032a\u02e0an du] = (common) swift
\ng\u00f2bhlan-mara<\/strong> [go\u02d0l\u032a\u02e0an mar\u0259] = storm(y) petrel (hydrobatidae<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\ngollan<\/strong> = swift, martin; fork
\ngollan geayee<\/strong> = swallow
\ngollan gheinnee<\/strong> = sand martin
\ngollan mooar<\/strong> = swift
\ngollan thie<\/strong> = house martin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Old Irish gabul<\/em> (fork, forked branch), from the Proto-Celtic *gabl\u0101<\/em> (fork, branch, gallows), from the Proto-Indo-European *g\u02b0eh\u2081b\u02b0-<\/em> (to grab, take) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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

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