{"id":5639,"date":"2020-11-12T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2020-11-12T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:48:38","slug":"water-snakes-eels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2020\/11\/12\/water-snakes-eels\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Snakes (Eels)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for eel<\/strong> in the Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

In Celtic-speaking areas, the most common species of eels are the European eel<\/a> or silver eel (Anguilla anguilla<\/em>) ,and the European conger (eel)<\/a> (Conger conger<\/em>). Other eels are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nescong \/ escumg \/ esconga \/ escuma<\/strong> = eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\neascann<\/strong> [\u02c8as\u02e0k\u0259n\u032a\u02e0] = eel, reptile, snake
\neascann abhann<\/strong> = freshwater eel
\neascann choncair \/ eascann mhara<\/strong> = conger eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\neasgann<\/strong> [esg\u0259n\u032a\u02e0] \/ feasgainn<\/strong> [fesg\u026an\u032a\u02b2] = eel
\neasgann-mhara \/ easgann-dhubh a’ chladaich<\/strong> = conger eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nastan<\/strong> = eel
\nastan marrey<\/strong> = sea eel, conger eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nllysywen \/ \u2018slywen<\/strong> = eel
\nllysywen ariannaidd<\/strong> = silver eel
\nllysywen f\u00f4r (y m\u00f4r) \/ congren<\/strong> = European conger eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nsylli<\/strong> = eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nsilienn<\/strong> = eel
\nsilienn-dour-dous<\/strong> = European eel
\nsilienn-vor<\/strong> = European conger eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from *esc<\/em> (water) and the Proto-Indo-European *h\u2082\u00e9ng\u02b7\u02b0is<\/em> (snake).<\/p>\n

\"Eels\"<\/a>