{"id":6870,"date":"2022-09-29T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:09:37","slug":"flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/09\/29\/flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>flower<\/strong>, <strong>blossom<\/strong> and related words in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/42480801665\/in\/photolist-2meXmEW-2mrswfU-2jocBm1-2eGxhiL-S8L9MX-2ec6iB4-RKRgYx-26G2X7Y-284SdSa-26G2PLq-28jQaJE-281wxAk-29pbNST-29k3cw3-26DpAGU-281sq43-27HTdjV-269Uck9-28qKG8X-26LFguq-KJvqyy-KJvqm9-27yfYtF-22TjrbD-21eXH7P-Xt9ydF-WpxCuA-SpZMXo-2iivJzm-XVbTYJ-WUzaoo-VEBQma-VC4Pu7-WTWATg-UvcBVQ-UHTqqa-TFvV1R-ThWucE-T4nSLg-SFsfYo-SknfJy-SRD7HY-R2JGig-K7dnMy-GfUoe5-nsaz6f-94gmpi\" title=\"View from Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1786\/42480801665_fdb6068a54_z.jpg\" alt=\"View from Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\"><\/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>*bl\u0101tus<\/strong> = flower, blossom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bl\u00e1th<\/strong> = flower, blossom, bloom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bl\u00e1th<\/strong> [b\u02e0l\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0\/b\u02e0l\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0] = blossom, flower; bloom, beauty, prime; prosperity, abundance<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e1thach<\/strong> = floral, flowering<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e1thad\u00f3ir<\/strong> = florist<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e1thad\u00f3ireacht<\/strong> = cultivation of flowers<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e1thaigh<\/strong> = to blossom, bloom<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e1th\u00f3g<\/strong> = floret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bl\u00e0th<\/strong> [bl\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0] = bloom, blossom, flower; consequence, effect; heyday<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e0thaich<\/strong> = (to) flower, flourish<br \/>\n<strong>bl\u00e0thach<\/strong> = flowery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blaa<\/strong> [ble\u02d0] = bloom, blossom, flower; heyday, pride<br \/>\n<strong>blaaghey<\/strong> = to bloom, blossom, bud, flourish, flower<br \/>\n<strong>blaagheyder<\/strong> = florist<br \/>\n<strong>blaaoil<\/strong> = floral, florid, flowery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*bl\u1ecdd<\/strong> = flower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blodeuyn, blodeun, blodeuoed<\/strong> = flower<br \/>\n<strong>blodeu, blodev, bloden, blawt, blawd<\/strong> = flowers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blodyn<\/strong> [\u02c8bl\u0254d\u0268\u031en \/ \u02c8blo\u02d0d\u026an] = flower, bloom, blossoms, florets, flowering plant, petal<br \/>\n<strong>blodau<\/strong> = flowers, blooms, blossom, florets; flowering plant<br \/>\n<strong>blodeuad<\/strong> = flowering, blooming, blossoming<br \/>\n<strong>blodeua(f), blodeuo<\/strong> = to flower, bloom, blossom, bud; flourish, thrive, prosper; mature, gather flowers; to menstruate<br \/>\n<strong>blodeuaidd<\/strong> = floral, flower-like, flowering, floriform<br \/>\n<strong>blodeuas<\/strong> = bouquet<br \/>\n<strong>blodeuddwyn<\/strong> = floriferous, flower-bearing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>blodon<\/strong> = flower, blossom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blodon, bledzhian, bledzhan<\/strong> = flower, blossom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bleujen<\/strong> [\u02c8bl\u025bd\u0292\u0259n] = blossom, flower<br \/>\n<strong>bleujyowa<\/strong> = to blossom, flower<br \/>\n<strong>bleujyowek<\/strong> = flower bed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>bloduu<\/strong> = blossom, flower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bleuzff<\/strong> = blossom, flower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bleu\u00f1v<\/strong> [bl\u0153\u0303w] = flowers, flowering; apogee; menstruation<br \/>\n<strong>bleu\u00e3\u0091venn<\/strong> = flower<br \/>\n<strong>bleu\u00f1veg<\/strong> = flowerbed<br \/>\n<strong>bleu\u00f1vell<\/strong> = jewel, floret<br \/>\n<strong>bleu\u00f1vellek <\/strong> = flowery<br \/>\n<strong>bleu\u00f1vin<\/strong> = to flower, blossom, flourish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*b\u02b0leh\u2083-<\/em>  (bloom, flower) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/bl%C4%81tus\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE root include <strong>bloom<\/strong>, <strong>blossom<\/strong>, <strong>blade<\/strong>, <strong>flower<\/strong>, <strong>flour<\/strong> and <strong>flourish<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*b%CA%B0leh%E2%82%83-\">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:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\">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:\/\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for flower, blossom and related words in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *bl\u0101tus = flower, blossom Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) bl\u00e1th = flower, blossom, bloom Irish (Gaeilge) bl\u00e1th [b\u02e0l\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0\/b\u02e0l\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0] = blossom, flower; bloom, beauty, prime; prosperity, abundance bl\u00e1thach = floral, flowering bl\u00e1thad\u00f3ir = florist bl\u00e1thad\u00f3ireacht = cultivation of flowers bl\u00e1thaigh = to blossom, bloom bl\u00e1th\u00f3g = floret [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,21,3,22,5,6,7,27,8,9,10,11,12,13,23,72,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","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-trees","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870","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=6870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6871,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions\/6871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}