{"id":5798,"date":"2021-03-11T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T12:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=5798"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:37:39","slug":"peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2021\/03\/11\/peaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>peaks<\/strong> and <strong>tops<\/strong> and related words in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/27355989425\/in\/photolist-HFmAA6-Hg22Tu-GKFu3G-HFmxFD-GKFrYw-HCpmmh-HwH7Nb-Hg1Uns-HFmtCD-Hg1UVG-HwGYwb-HCpdq7-Hz7Ms6-HFmmr4-GfUhmd-FNuZcq-FCdTsD-ENDgBm-FiYrhY-FCdMEB-ENDj3d-ENQ2ti-FiXVNh-FiXTaG-a8H1Jq-a8E8Nc-a8E8Yx-a8E8CF-a6zMtp-9Ae7YP-9Ae7S6-9Ah5mu-9Ae7BV-9Ae7uv-9Ah4Zu-9Ah4Sw-9Ae79x-9Ae6MK-936ae7-5m79Jp-5mbqXw-FzVyYw-ENCH4L-FCcSTp-FJ5af6-FJ5cwR-FzTHA5-ENPp7a-Fizcom-EML93G\" title=\"View from Snowdon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7472\/27355989425_0d21d791e7_z.jpg\" alt=\"View from Snowdon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/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>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*band\u0101<\/strong> = top, peak; horn<br \/>\n<strong>*benno-<\/strong> = peak, top<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>benn\/*bann\u0101<\/strong> = peak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>benn<\/strong> [b\u02b2en\u0348] = mountain, crag, peak, point, crest, summit, pinnacle, spire; gable, corner, horn (of animal), drinking horn, prong, crest<br \/>\n<strong>benn\u00e1n<\/strong> = horned animal, cow, calf; horned or peaked object<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>benn<\/strong> = mountain, crag, peak, point, crest, summit, pinnacle, spire, gable, corner, prong, crest<br \/>\n<strong>bennac\u00e1n<\/strong> = little horned one, calf<br \/>\n<strong>bennach<\/strong> = pointed, peaked, horned<br \/>\n<strong>benn\u00e1n<\/strong> = a horned animal, calf<br \/>\n<strong>bennchopor<\/strong> = steeple, tower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>beann<\/strong> = horn, antler; drinking horn; prong (of fork)<br \/>\n<strong>beannach<\/strong> = horned, antlered, pronged, peaked, gabled, angular<br \/>\n<strong>beann\u00f3gach<\/strong> = peaked,angular<br \/>\n<strong>binn<\/strong> = peak; gable; cliff; corner, edge, margin; lap; side, portion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>beann<\/strong> [bjaun\u032a\u02e0] = horn, peak, top, corner, skirt<br \/>\n<strong>beannach<\/strong> = [bjan\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = pointed, horned<br \/>\n<strong>beinn<\/strong> [bein\u032a\u02b2] = mountain, mount, high hill<br \/>\n<strong>beinn-theine<\/strong> = volcano<br \/>\n<strong>eigh-bheinn<\/strong> = iceberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>beinn<\/strong> = mountain, ben, summit, pinnacle, apex, tine of deer<br \/>\n<strong>beinn rioee<\/strong> = iceberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*bann<\/strong> = top, peak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bann,<\/strong> = top, tip, peak, summit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ban<\/strong> [ban] = top, tip, peak, summit, crest, peak, beacon, height, pinnacle, turret, hill, mountain, bare hill; chief; drinking horn, horn (of animal); arm, branch, beam, point (of cross)<br \/>\n<strong>bannau\u2019r byd<\/strong> = corners, quarters or regions of the world, the ends of the earth<br \/>\n<strong>ban caer, ban y gaer<\/strong> = rampart of a fort; top or height of a fortess<br \/>\n<strong>ban lleuad<\/strong> = quarters of the moon, new moon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ban<\/strong> = that which is high, a height, mountain, summit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ban<\/strong> = prominence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bann<\/strong> = rising, uphill, upright, post, column<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*bn\u0325d\u02b0\u00e9h\u2082<\/em> from <em>*bend\u02b0-<\/em> (pin, point). The Scots word <strong>ben<\/strong> (mountain, hill) comes from the Scottish Gaelic <strong>beinn<\/strong>. From Gaulish we get the Catalan words <strong>banya<\/strong> (horn) and <strong>banyut<\/strong> (horned, unfaithful), and the Occitan <strong>bana<\/strong> (horn), and the English word <strong>pin<\/strong> comes from the same PIE root [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/band%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>See the post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/05\/21\/mountains\/\">Mountains<\/a> for other mountain-related words, such as <strong>sliabh<\/strong> in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and <strong>mynydd<\/strong> in Welsh.<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/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:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/browse?field_word_value=penn\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wales.ac.uk\/Resources\/Documents\/Research\/CelticLanguages\/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf\">English &#8211; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/my.kualo.com\/uk\/go\/00572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.kualo.com\/rewards\/uk-unlimited2-468x60.gif\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\"\nalt=\"Unlimited Web Hosting - Kualo\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for peaks and tops and related words in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *band\u0101 = top, peak; horn *benno- = peak, top Gaulish benn\/*bann\u0101 = peak Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) benn [b\u02b2en\u0348] = mountain, crag, peak, point, crest, summit, pinnacle, spire; gable, corner, horn (of animal), drinking horn, prong, crest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,101,26,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798","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=5798"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8031,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798\/revisions\/8031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}