{"id":7792,"date":"2023-12-29T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7792"},"modified":"2023-12-29T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:56:51","slug":"justly-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/12\/29\/justly-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Justly Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words meaning <strong>just<\/strong>, <strong>right<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/126919879@N03\/14926645375\/in\/photolist-oK1XCK-bhvBrz-37G276-mHiN24-mHkGkj-o8oRN6-mHiMve-5ic1wv-o8yNNG-drTFJE-o8AVWJ-eWg4WJ-bM3rux-by8K8S-by8Ln1-bM3sAc-977VaH-by8LhA-by8Kv3-bM3ssx-by8Lcf-by8Lru-by8KUb-bM3sh4-vcMz-iXGiuC-by8Knd-bM3s8M-iXEbFc-P2Zw6X-iXFtmT-iXDtAr-iXEL6X-7jPJAe-iXJbgY-2x9ZNu-9ua83o-KJRxJ-phtLN2-7jPJAB-pwXeaE-pyHy1M-WEvjAE-5jADVZ-o5yN7c-3tC31H-tMhU1-5V88vy-4J2cB5-2k4k3UB\" title=\"Justice\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3865\/14926645375_27f8981e2d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"504\" alt=\"Justice\"\/><\/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>*kowwaris, *komw\u012bros<\/strong> = just, rightful, proper, fitting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>c\u00f3ir<\/strong> = even, fitting, just, proper<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3rae<\/strong> = justice<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3rus<\/strong> = justice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>c\u00f3ir, coair, coir<\/strong> = even, well-proportioned, straight, proper, correct, right, suitable, fitting, just<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3rae, corae<\/strong> = correctness, propriety, justice, lawsuit, claim, right, proper, peace, amity, concord<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3rus, corus<\/strong> = justness, rightness, proper arrangement, propriety, peace, agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>c\u00f3ir<\/strong> [ko\u02d0\u027e\u02b2\/k\u0254\u02d0\u027e\u02b2] = justice, equity, proper share, due, proper provision, accommodation, proper condition, proper equipment<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3ire\u00e1il<\/strong> = treatment, treat<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3ireanta<\/strong> = neat, tidy<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3irigh<\/strong> = to arrange, dress, mend, repair<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3ir\u00edocht<\/strong> = fitness, suitability, accommodation, equipment, fittings, furniture<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3iri\u00fa<\/strong> = arrangement, dressing, repair<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f3iri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong> = arrangement, dressing<br \/>\n<strong>\u00e9ag\u00f3ir<\/strong> = injustice, wrong, unfairness, inequity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>c\u00f2ir<\/strong> [k\u0254\u02d0r\u02b2] = right, justice, duty, obligation<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f2ireachadh<\/strong> [k\u0254\u02d0r\u02b2\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = (act of) arranging, arrangement<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f2iread<\/strong> [k\u0254\u02d0r\u02b2\u0259d] = probity, goodness, kindness<br \/>\n<strong>c\u00f2rachadh<\/strong> [k\u0254\u02d0r\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = arranging, arrangement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cair<\/strong> = privilege, property, rights, duty, righteousness, due, right, just, good<br \/>\n<strong>cair aascreeuee<\/strong> = copyright<br \/>\n<strong>cair vie<\/strong> = bon voyage, favourable wind, god speed, pleasant journey<br \/>\n<strong>cairagh<\/strong> = fair, impartial, just, proper, justifiable, justly<br \/>\n<strong>cairal<\/strong> = right, righteous, upright, upstanding<br \/>\n<strong>cairys<\/strong> =  applicability, fairness, justice, right, uprightness<br \/>\n<strong>cairysagh<\/strong> = right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*k\u00fcw\u0117r<\/strong> = complete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh (Kembraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>couer<\/strong> = fully-equipped, arrayed, furnished, complete, orderly, prepared, ready, correct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kyveir, kyweir, cyweir<\/strong> = proper order, fit state, repair, provision<br \/>\n<strong>kyweyryau, ky\u1efdeirir, kyweirio<\/strong> = to put in order, arrange, prepare, set to rights, repair, restore, equip<br \/>\n<strong>kyweiriawdr<\/strong> = one who sets in order, one who promotes unity or harmony; repairer<br \/>\n<strong>kyweirwr<\/strong> = repairer, restorer, amender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg<\/th>\n<td><strong>cywair<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u0259wai\u032fr] = proper order, fit state, repair, provision, seasoning, state of mind, mood, humour, temper, condition, state, plight, key (in music), song, harmony, fully-equipped, arrayed, furnished, complete, orderly, prepared, ready, correct<br \/>\n<strong>cyweiriaf, cyweirio<\/strong> = to put in order, arrange, prepare, set to rights, repair, restore, equip<br \/>\n<strong>cyweiriawdr<\/strong> = one who sets in order, one who promotes unity or harmony; repairer<br \/>\n<strong>cyweiriedig<\/strong> = arranged, set in order, preserved<br \/>\n<strong>cyweir(i)wr<\/strong> = repairer, restorer, amender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Proto-Celtic <em>*kom-<\/em> (with, together), from PIE <em>*\u1e31\u00f3m<\/em> (beside, near, by with), and PIE <em>*w\u012bros<\/em> (true) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/kowwaris\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include word for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2021\/06\/16\/really-true\/\">true<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages, and <strong>beware<\/strong>, <strong>guard<\/strong>, <strong>reward<\/strong>, <strong>ward<\/strong> and <strong>weir<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*wer-_(heed)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cert<\/strong> [k\u02b2er\u0348t] = fitting, proper, right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cert<\/strong> = correct, right, proper, fitting, fair, just, straight, even, exact, precise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ceart<\/strong> [ca\u027e\u02e0t\u032a\u02e0\/c\u00e6\u027e\u02e0t\u032a\u02e0] = right, just, proper, true, correct, true, real, good, excellent<br \/>\n<strong>ceartaigh<\/strong> = to correct, rectify, amend, expound, mend<br \/>\n<strong>ceartaiseach<\/strong> = insistent on one\u2019s rights, self-righteous, dogmatic, conceited, priggish<br \/>\n<strong>ceartaiseacht<\/strong> = self-righteousness, conceit, priggishness<br \/>\n<strong>ceartaitheach<\/strong> = corrective, amending<br \/>\n<strong>ceartaitheoir<\/strong> = corrector, rectifier, reformer, chastiser<br \/>\n<strong>ceartas<\/strong> =  justice, rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ceart<\/strong> [k\u02b2ar\u032a\u02e0\u0283d = right, justice, propriety, righteousness, accurate, correct, proper, right<br \/>\n<strong>ceartachadh<\/strong> [k\u02b2ar\u032a\u02e0\u0283d\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = correcting, putting right, rectifying, correction<br \/>\n<strong>ceartachair<\/strong> = corrector, rectifier, regulator<br \/>\n<strong>ceartachd<\/strong> [k\u02b2ar\u032a\u02e0\u0283d\u0259xg] = correctness<br \/>\n<strong>ceartas<\/strong> = [k\u02b2ar\u032a\u02e0\u0283d\u0259s] = justice, right, equity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kiart<\/strong> = accurate, concession, correct, due, equity, even, exact, just, orthodox, precise, right<br \/>\n<strong>kiartaghey<\/strong> = to accommodate, adjust, amend<br \/>\n<strong>kiartys<\/strong> = accuracy, correctness, exactness<br \/>\n<strong>kiartyn<\/strong> = rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*ker\u03b8<\/strong> = right, true, certain, vehement, terrible, awful, fine, wonderful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kerth<\/strong> = right(s), true, certain, vehement, terrible, awful, fine, wonderful<br \/>\n<strong>kerthrwydd<\/strong> = integrity, justice, awfulness<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg<\/th>\n<td><strong>certh<\/strong> [k\u025br\u03b8] = right(s), true, certain, vehement, terrible, awful, fine, wonderful, truth<br \/>\n<strong>certhrwydd<\/strong> = integrity, justice, awfulness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin <em>certus<\/em> (certain, fixed), from Proto-Italic <em>*kritos<\/em>, from <em>*krin\u014d<\/em> (to sift, separate, distinguish, discern), from PIE <em>*krey-<\/em> (to sift, separate, divide) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/certus#Latin\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>certo<\/strong> (certain, sure, reliable) in Italian, <strong>cierto<\/strong> (true, certain, specific) in Spanish, and <strong>certain<\/strong>, <strong>crime<\/strong>, <strong>crisis<\/strong>, <strong>discreet<\/strong> and <strong>secret<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/krey-\">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\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/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:\/\/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 meaning just, right and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *kowwaris, *komw\u012bros = just, rightful, proper, fitting Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) c\u00f3ir = even, fitting, just, proper c\u00f3rae = justice c\u00f3rus = justice Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) c\u00f3ir, coair, coir = even, well-proportioned, straight, proper, correct, right, suitable, fitting, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19,20,21,83,3,36,22,37,7,27,10,40,11,12,13,60,23,82,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-italic","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish-espanol","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7792","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=7792"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7798,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7792\/revisions\/7798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}