{"id":6406,"date":"2022-02-17T14:51:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2022-02-17T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:51:45","slug":"smiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/02\/17\/smiths\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&rsquo;re looking at the words for <strong>smiths<\/strong> and related people in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/archeon\/9112557149\/in\/photolist-eTfeLi-o8upoJ-8r6GWW-bMUgh-2zJnXP-9PsgSk-59oXo5-5pRjKz-aaA5S5-cDjutb-aaxf6R-2jCsXa-2kvfGhN-42WkRB-8ToeeF-8TrjLW-2kvbyxD-2gFatKK-hu2DM8-8rGjpe-oQwsKr-awioAi-5yyRGL-LESK7e-oMs8Kf-21vEziv-ndi1V4-pHrLp2-e9va8Q-ceESG-2ct4zQM-8Y5Qtt-R6hDz-6uBgKM-74UF1m-pHdneB-4tZLuS-b8ZKQ2-2H9Le-74QLFi-44yPAD-4qJPUD-bzgrRX-9hbPXv-eNE72q-o8jpXg-8TrjBG-nR9rZV-5Tgyaf-5TgxDq\" title=\"Blacksmiths\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5548\/9112557149_676c23cef8_z.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksmiths\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*gobanns \/ *goban-<\/strong> = smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>Gobano<\/strong> = <em>personal name<\/em><br>\n<strong>Cobanno<\/strong> = <em>name of a god<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go&iacute;delc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gobae<\/strong> [&#712;&#609;ove] = smith<br>\n<strong>goibnecht \/ gaibnecht<\/strong> = the craft or calling of a smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gabha<\/strong> [&#609;&#601;u.&#601;\/&#609;&#601;u\/&#609;o&#720;] = smith<br>\n<strong>gabha bu&iacute;<\/strong> = goldsmith<br>\n<strong>gabha dubh<\/strong> = backsmith, dipper, water ouzel<br>\n<strong>gabha geal<\/strong> = silversmtih, whitesmith<br>\n<strong>gabha &oacute;ir<\/strong> = goldsmith<br>\n<strong>gabha st&aacute;in<\/strong> = tinsmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G&agrave;idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gobha<\/strong> [go.&#601;] = (black)smith<br>\n<strong>gobha-dubh<\/strong> = blacksmith<br>\n<strong>gabha-geal<\/strong> = whitesmith<br>\n<strong>gobha-ghunnachan<\/strong> = gunsmith<br>\n<strong>gobha-ghlasan<\/strong> = locksmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gaaue<\/strong> = blacksmith, forger, smith<br>\n<strong>gaauenys<\/strong> = smithcraft, smithery, smithywork<br>\n<strong>gaauenaght<\/strong> = smithcraft<br>\n<strong>gaaue airh<\/strong> = goldsmith<br>\n<strong>gaaue argid<\/strong> = silversmith<br>\n<strong>gaaue armyn<\/strong> = armourer<br>\n<strong>gaaue cabbil<\/strong> = farrier<br>\n<strong>gaaue glish<\/strong> = locksmith<br>\n<strong>gaaue gunney<\/strong> = gunsmith<br>\n<strong>gaaue stainney<\/strong> = tinsmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*go&beta;<\/strong> = smith, blacksmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gof, gob, gou, geueil<\/strong> = smith, blacksmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gof<\/strong> [&#609;o&#720;v] = smith, blacksmith, ironsmith<br>\n<strong>gof angorau<\/strong> = anchor-smtih<br>\n<strong>gof afrau<\/strong> = harness-maker<br>\n<strong>gof arain<\/strong> = silversmtih<br>\n<strong>gof aur<\/strong> = goldsmith<br>\n<strong>gof cloeau<\/strong> = locksmith<br>\n<strong>gof du<\/strong> = blacksmtih<br>\n<strong>gof ffrasau<\/strong> = maker of phrases<br>\n<strong>gof pren<\/strong> = carpenter<br>\n<strong>gof pres<\/strong> = brass-smith, copper-smith, tinker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>gof<\/strong> = smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gov<\/strong> = blacksmith, smith<br>\n<strong>govel<\/strong> = forge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>gob, gobail<\/strong> = smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>goff<\/strong> = smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gov<\/strong> [&#712;&#609;ow] = smith<br>\n<strong>govel<\/strong> = forge, wire, forging, sharpening<br>\n<strong>govelaj<\/strong> = forging<br>\n<strong>govelia&ntilde;<\/strong> = to forge<br>\n<strong>govelier<\/strong> = smith<br>\n<strong>govelierezh<\/strong> = forging, sharpening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: uncertain &ndash; possibly related to the Latin word <strong>faber<\/strong> (artisan, craftsman, maker, forger, smith), or from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*g&#695;&#688;ob&#688;-\/*g&#688;wob&#688;-<\/em>  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/gobanns\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The surname <strong>McGowan<\/strong> comes from Mac Gabhainn (Irish) or Mac Gobhainn (Scottish Gaelic), both of which mean &ldquo;son of the smith&rdquo;. Other versions of this name are available, including MacGabhainn, O&rsquo;Gowan, McGavin, McGowin and McCowan [<a href=\"https:\/\/selectsurnames.com\/mcgowan\/\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/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 &ndash; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D&uacute;il B&eacute;lrai English &ndash; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=CwUGAAAAQAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/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=\"http:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/br\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wales.ac.uk\/Resources\/Documents\/Research\/CelticLanguages\/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf\">English &ndash; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for smiths and related people in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *gobanns \/ *goban- = smith Gaulish Gobano = personal name Cobanno = name of a god Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) gobae [\u02c8\u0261ove] = smith goibnecht \/ gaibnecht = the craft or calling of a smith Irish (Gaeilge) gabha [\u0261\u0259u.\u0259\/\u0261\u0259u\/\u0261o\u02d0] = smith [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,7,27,8,9,10,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-breton","category-old-cornish","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6406","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=6406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6409,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6406\/revisions\/6409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}