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Words for modest<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

\"Modestly<\/p>\n

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*w\u0113los<\/strong> = modest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nf\u00edal<\/strong> [f\u02b2i\u02d0a\u032fl] = becoming, generous, genteel, seemly, well-bred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag)<\/th>\nf\u00edal<\/strong> = decorous becoming, seemly (of conduct or behavious), modest, chaste, well-bred, honourable, noble
\nf\u00edalmar<\/strong> = noble-natured, generous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nfial<\/strong> [f\u02b2i\u0259l\u02e0] = seemly, proper, noble, generous, hospitable
\nfialmhaireacht<\/strong> = open-handedness, generosity
\nfialmhaitheas<\/strong> = goodness of heart, generosity
\nfialmhar<\/strong> = open-handed, generous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nfial<\/strong> [fi\u0259l\u032a\u02e0] = generous, unstinting, liberal, open-handed, bountiful, hospitable
\nfial-chridheachd<\/strong> = altruism
\nfial-inntinneach<\/strong> = open-minded, liberal-minded
\nfialach<\/strong> [fi\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = generous, unstinting, liberal, open-handed, bountiful, hospitable
\nfialachd<\/strong> [fi\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259xg] = generosity, liberality
\nfialaiche<\/strong> = provider of hospitality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nfeoilt<\/strong> = benevolent, bountiful, generous, munificent
\nfeoiltagh<\/strong> = benevolent, bounteous, free, lavish, liberal, unselfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh (Kembraec)<\/th>\nguiled<\/strong> = shame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nguyl, gwyl, g\u0175yl<\/strong> = modest, bashful, unassuming, unobstrusive
\nguilat, gwylat<\/strong> = merry, glad, lively
\ngwylder<\/strong> = modesty, bashfulness, humility, feeling faint
\ngvilet, gwylet, gwyled<\/strong> = modesty, humility, gentleness, shame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ng\u0175yl<\/strong> = [\u0261u\u02d0\u0268\u032fl\/\u0261\u028ai\u032fl] = modest, bashful, unassuming, unobstrusive, mild, tender, gentle, gracious, joyous, glad, generous, kind
\ngwylad<\/strong> = merry, glad, lively
\ngwyldeb<\/strong> = modesty, bashfulness
\ngwylader, gwyldra<\/strong> = modesty, bashfulness, humility, feeling faint
\ngwyledd<\/strong> = modesty, humility, gentleness, meekness, courtesy, graciousness, joy, shame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the PIE *wey-<\/em> (turn) or *w\u0101g-<\/em> (to be bent), which is related to vagus<\/em> (wandering, roaming) in Latin, from which we get the English words vague<\/strong> and vagabond<\/strong> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\numal<\/strong> [\u02c8u\u1e7dal] = humble, obedient
\numald\u00f3it<\/strong> = humility
\numlaigid<\/strong> = to humble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag)<\/th>\numal<\/strong> = humble, obedient, submissive
\numald\u00f3it, omald\u00f3it, umall\u00f3it<\/strong> = humility
\nuimligid, huimligte, umlaigid<\/strong> = to humble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\numhal<\/strong> [u\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\/u\u02d0l\u02e0] = humble, submissive, lithe, supple, plant
\numhlaigh<\/strong> = to humble, bow, submit, obey, stoop
\numhla\u00edocht<\/strong> = humility, submission, obedience, dutifulness, respect
\numhl\u00f3id<\/strong> = humility, submission, lowly service, attendence, ministration, suppleness, pliancy
\numhl\u00fa<\/strong> = genuflection, curtsey, obesiance, submission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\numhal<\/strong> [\u0169.\u0259l\u032a\u02e0] = submissive, obedient, humble, lowly, meek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nimlee<\/strong> = humble, lowly, menial, simple
\nimlagh<\/strong> = humble, humbling
\nimlaghey<\/strong> = humble, stoop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh (Kembraec)<\/th>\nhumil<\/strong> = humble<\/td>\n<\/td>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nhuvyll, uvell<\/strong> = merry, glad, lively
\nu\u1efdyl, vffil<\/strong> = humble, meek, submissive
\nufullder, uvyllder<\/strong> = humility
\nu\u1efdylta\u1efdd, uvyllda\u1efdt, vuildaud, vffyldaud<\/strong> = humility<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nufyl<\/strong> = humble, meek, submissive
\nufyllter, ufullter<\/strong> = humility
\nufylltod, ufulltod, ufelltod, hufylltod<\/strong> = humility
\nhyful<\/strong> = humble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\nhuvel, hyvbl, evall<\/strong> = humble, lowly
\nhuveldot<\/strong> = hunility
\nhyvla<\/strong> = tp be humble, to be obedient, to obey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\nhuvel, hyvbl, evall<\/strong> = humble, lowly
\nhuveldot<\/strong> = hunility
\nhyvla<\/strong> = tp be humble, to be obedient, to obey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nuvel<\/strong> = humble, lowly, modest
\nuvelder<\/strong> = humility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton<\/th>\nvuel, uuel<\/strong> = humble, meek, lowly
\nuffuelhat<\/strong> = to humiliate (oneself)
\nvuelaff, uvela\u00f1<\/strong> = to humble oneself
\nvueldet, vuheltet<\/strong> = humility, humbleness, meekness
\nvulder, vuelder, uffuelter<\/strong> = humility, humbleness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nuvel<\/strong> [\u02c8y\u02d0.v\u025bl] = humble, meek, lowly
\nuvelded, uvelder<\/strong> = humility, humbleness, meekness
\nuvelaat<\/strong> = to humiliate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from the Latin humilis<\/em> (low, lowly, small, slight, shallow), which is also the root of the English word humility<\/strong>, the French humilit\u00e9<\/strong> (humility), and the humildad<\/strong> (humility, humbleness) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

The Cornish word klor<\/strong> means meek, mild, moderate, modest and klorder<\/strong> means modesty. Their origins are not known<\/p>\n

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Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for modest and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *w\u0113los = modest Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) f\u00edal [f\u02b2i\u02d0a\u032fl] = becoming, generous, genteel, seemly, well-bred Middle Irish (Gaoidhleag) f\u00edal = decorous becoming, seemly (of conduct or behavious), modest, chaste, well-bred, honourable, noble f\u00edalmar = noble-natured, generous Irish (Gaeilge) fial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,44,21,3,36,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,40,12,23,82,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-celtic","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\/7827","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=7827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7829,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7827\/revisions\/7829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}