{"id":7266,"date":"2023-04-28T17:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:11:57","slug":"scratching-scrapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/04\/28\/scratching-scrapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Scratching Scrapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>scratch<\/strong>, <strong>scrape<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fineplan\/8637099132\/in\/photolist-eaeoEh-gJerwX-5kJpXF-S5idCK-5m41sJ-awPC9X-5ktN77-29DcguA-q2M1F1-c5RfW7-pjeHJk-C3jNqn-NRmLBL-L59gpY-4yaiV4-LdUZL-6UfpW1-LqZarE-fcjwS-chpHS-4HLmCp-sYdYV-27Zixg9-UqZeix-9p52hB-Kxvsz-c2K1Gy-2e1iHJJ-REZ412-4qb7a1-2jBrfZ-iSfmw-WP8r2b-7RDZiQ-9D2nLM-dS4PQs-4UcSm1-4q73w4-375VFV-7pMqzM-7wGcNp-KFDYA-5E7pT5-JXE2Zq-aQAWr-97Ep2B-8pNVp-ermfp-5Lhmag-8kmdze\" title=\"Scratch Cat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8539\/8637099132_8383085d89.jpg\" alt=\"Scratch Cat\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"><\/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>*skr\u012bbb\u0101ti<\/strong> = to scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>scr\u00edpaid<\/strong> = to scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>scr\u00edpaid, scripad, scripadh<\/strong> = to scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>scr\u00edob<\/strong> [s\u02e0c\u027e\u02b2i\u02d0b\u02e0 \/ \u0283c\u027e\u02b2i\u02d0b\u02e0] = to scrape, scratch<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobach<\/strong> = abrasive, scraping, scratching, scratchy<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobadach<\/strong> = scraping, scratching, scrawl<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobadh<\/strong> = to scrape, scratch, scrapings<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobaire<\/strong> = scraper, scribing-iron, scriber<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edob\u00e1la\u00ed<\/strong> = scraper, miser<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edob\u00e1n<\/strong> = grater<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobaitheamh<\/strong> = abrasion<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edoblach<\/strong> = scrapings, scraps<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edobl\u00edne<\/strong> = scratch<br \/>\n<strong>scr\u00edob\u00f3g<\/strong> = (little) scratch, scraping, niggardly woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sgr\u00ecob<\/strong> [sgr\u02b2i\u02d0b] = scrape, scratch, grate<br \/>\n<strong>sgr\u00ecobadh<\/strong> [sgr\u02b2i\u02d0b\u0259\u0263] = scratching, scraping, score, scratch, scrape, grating<br \/>\n<strong>sgr\u00ecobag<\/strong> [sgr\u0254\u02d0bag] = slight scratch\/scrape, index\/pointer finger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>screeb<\/strong> =  abrasion, scolding, score, scrape, scratch<br \/>\n<strong>screebage<\/strong> = cockleshell, scar, scratch, flourish<br \/>\n<strong>screebagh<\/strong> = abrasive, fricative, frictional, scraping, scrapy, scratchy, itchy<br \/>\n<strong>scrabey<\/strong> = to abrade, chafe, claw, dress, friction, grate, graze, itch, rasp, scrape, scratch, scrawl; clawing, scraping, scratching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>(y)sgrap, sgr\u00e2p<\/strong> = scraper, scratch, scrape<br \/>\n<strong>sgrapad<\/strong> = scratch, scrape<br \/>\n<strong>sgrap(i)af, sgrap(i)o<\/strong> = to scratch, scrape (together)<br \/>\n<strong>(y)sgraper<\/strong> = scraper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>scrivinas<\/strong> = to scratch, claw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>skrab<\/strong> = scratching<br \/>\n<strong>skrabad<\/strong> = cut<br \/>\n<strong>skrabadenn<\/strong> = a big scratch<br \/>\n<strong>skrabadur<\/strong> = scraping<br \/>\n<strong>skraba\u00f1, skrabat<\/strong> = to hurry up, to scratch<br \/>\n<strong>skraberezh<\/strong> = scratching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>skraba\u00f1<\/strong> = to scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)kreyb\u02b0-<\/em> (to scratch, to tear) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/(s)kreyb%CA%B0-\">source<\/a>]. The Welsh words come from the English <strong>scrape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>scribble<\/strong>, <strong>scribe<\/strong>, <strong>script<\/strong>, <strong>shrift<\/strong> and <strong>shrive<\/strong> in English, and <strong>scritta<\/strong> (writing, notice, sign) and <strong>scr\u00ecvere<\/strong> (to write, spell) in Italian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/(s)kreyb%CA%B0-\">source<\/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\">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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for scratch, scrape and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *skr\u012bbb\u0101ti = to scratch Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) scr\u00edpaid = to scratch Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) scr\u00edpaid, scripad, scripadh = to scratch Irish (Gaeilge) scr\u00edob [s\u02e0c\u027e\u02b2i\u02d0b\u02e0 \/ \u0283c\u027e\u02b2i\u02d0b\u02e0] = to scrape, scratch scr\u00edobach = abrasive, scraping, scratching, scratchy scr\u00edobadach = scraping, scratching, scrawl scr\u00edobadh = to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,19,20,21,83,3,36,22,5,6,37,27,10,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","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\/7266","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=7266"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7271,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7266\/revisions\/7271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}