{"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&#8217;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\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gobae<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261ove] = 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> [\u0261\u0259u.\u0259\/\u0261\u0259u\/\u0261o\u02d0] = smith<br \/>\n<strong>gabha bu\u00ed<\/strong> = goldsmith<br \/>\n<strong>gabha dubh<\/strong> = backsmith, dipper, water ouzel<br \/>\n<strong>gabha geal<\/strong> = silversmtih, whitesmith<br \/>\n<strong>gabha \u00f3ir<\/strong> = goldsmith<br \/>\n<strong>gabha st\u00e1in<\/strong> = tinsmith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gobha<\/strong> [go.\u0259] = (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\u03b2<\/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> [\u0261o\u02d0v] = 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> [\u02c8\u0261ow] = smith<br \/>\n<strong>govel<\/strong> = forge, wire, forging, sharpening<br \/>\n<strong>govelaj<\/strong> = forging<br \/>\n<strong>govelia\u00f1<\/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 &#8211; possibly related to the Latin word <strong>faber<\/strong> (artisan, craftsman, maker, forger, smith), or from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*g\u02b7\u02b0ob\u02b0-\/*g\u02b0wob\u02b0-<\/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 \u201cson of the smith\u201d. Other versions of this name are available, including MacGabhainn, O\u2019Gowan, 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 &#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\">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 &#8211; 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}]}}