{"id":7963,"date":"2024-02-17T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T17:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7963"},"modified":"2024-02-17T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T17:05:50","slug":"pins-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/02\/17\/pins-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Pins &#038; Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>pin<\/strong>, <strong>needle<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ktlindsay\/1813334025\/in\/photolist-3LeP2K-QfoaCS-2kBoFJN-2o5DurZ-7K7Eqo-2hNYFoA-4W29PZ-4nkKsJ-2jWvVhz-2j4WX33-pyp6rK-7ATJy8-bK8o7-2dpKMUg-pXY6yz-CphsgV-nqfPMW-nKNfKG-9T4CgG-cGUST-4L37Fm-9EpvtZ-2jWAqXH-2n2wNut-Rj1Dx8-GEA2G-pAc7J-4XauB6-4tgyPq-6HQ41K-79JCHb-2oqrQCc-5LXzxp-2oqpPdZ-2kXn6Jk-48cVHe-7RL1e6-dyxyop-pgUxTj-yCNxe-5szoep-2i3Sbyq-d84yaj-bK6YQT-qYquKt-2na5S86-6ntMhQ-herQGi-4z5C9n-KTuHsi\" title=\"Pins and Needles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2106\/1813334025_5b792dfcc4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" alt=\"Pins and Needles\"\/><\/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>*delgos<\/strong> = pin, needle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>*dalgis<\/strong> = scythe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>delg<\/strong> [d\u02b2er\u0261] = thorn, pin, brooch, peg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>delg<\/strong> = thorn, pin, brooch, peg, spike, nail, pointed implement<br \/>\n<strong>delga, delgu<\/strong> = pin, peg, spike, tip, point<br \/>\n<strong>delgach<\/strong> = pointed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dealg<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u02b2al\u032a\u02e0\u0259\u0261 \/ \u02c8d\u02b2al\u02e0\u0259\u0261] = thorn, prickle, spine, spike, pin, peg, pointed implement, brooch<br \/>\n<strong>dealg\u00e1n<\/strong> = knitting-needle<br \/>\n<strong>deilgne<\/strong> = thorns, prickles<br \/>\n<strong>deilgneach<\/strong> = thorny, prickly, barbed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dealg<\/strong> [d\u02b2al\u032a\u02e0ag] = pin, skewer, knitting needle, prick(le)<br \/>\n<strong>dealg-fighidh<\/strong> = knitting needle<br \/>\n<strong>dealgan<\/strong> = spindle, small pin, skewer<br \/>\n<strong>dealg brodaidh<\/strong> = cattle prod<br \/>\n<strong>dealgach<\/strong> [d\u02b2al\u032a\u02e0ag\u0259x] = prickly, stinging<br \/>\n<strong>dealganach<\/strong> [d\u02b2al\u032a\u02e0agan\u0259x] = pertaining to or abounding in spindles, small pins or skewers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>jialg<\/strong> = broochpin, needle, prick(le), quill, spine, thorn, pin<br \/>\n<strong>jialg broghil<\/strong> = brooch<br \/>\n<strong>jialg fuilt<\/strong> = hairpin<br \/>\n<strong>jialg oashyr<\/strong> = knitting needle<br \/>\n<strong>jialgagh<\/strong> = prickly, spiniferous, spiny, thorny<br \/>\n<strong>jialgaghey<\/strong> = to pin, prickle, pinning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dala<\/strong> = sting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dala<\/strong> [\u02c8dala] = sting, bite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>delc(h)<\/strong> = jewel, necklace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>delc<\/strong> = necklace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>delk<\/strong> = necklace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong> from Proto-Indo-European <em>*d\u02b0elg-<\/em> (sting). Words from the same root include <strong>d\u00e1lkur<\/strong> (spine of a fish, knife, dagger, [newspaper] column) in Icelandic, <strong>dilgus<\/strong> (prickly) in Lithuanian, <strong>falce<\/strong> (scythe, sickle) in Italian,  <strong>hoz<\/strong> (sickle) in Spanish, and <strong>falcate<\/strong> (shaped like a sickle), <strong>falcifer<\/strong> (sickle-bearing, holding a scythe) in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/delgos\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via Gaulish <em>*dalgis<\/em> (scythe) and Latin <em>*daculum<\/em> (scythe) , possibly include <strong>dall<\/strong> (mowing, billhook) in Catalan, <strong>dalle<\/strong> (scythe) in Spanish, and <strong>dalha<\/strong> (scythe) in Occitan (Languedoc) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Latin\/daculum\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>dagger<\/strong>, and related words in other languages, such as <strong>daga<\/strong> (dagger) in Spanish, and <strong>Degen<\/strong> (rapier, \u00e9p\u00e9e) in German, might come from the same roots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dagger\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*ber<\/strong> = (cooking) spin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bi(u)r<\/strong> [b\u02b2ir] = stake, spit, point, spear, spike<br \/>\n<strong>berach<\/strong> = pointed, sharp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bir<\/strong> = stake, spit, point, spear, spike<br \/>\n<strong>biraid<\/strong> = to pierce<br \/>\n<strong>biraigthe<\/strong> = sharpened, pointed<br \/>\n<strong>birda<\/strong> = pointed, sharp<br \/>\n<strong>bir\u00edn<\/strong> = little spike, sharp point, dart, little spear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bior<\/strong> [\u02c8b\u02b2\u0268\u031e\u027e\u02e0] = pointed rod or shaft, spit, spike, point<br \/>\n<strong>biorach<\/strong> = pointed, sharp<br \/>\n<strong>bioraigh<\/strong> = to point, sharpen<br \/>\n<strong>bior\u00e1n<\/strong> = pin, hand (of clock)<br \/>\n<strong>bioranta<\/strong> = sharp<br \/>\n<strong>bior\u00fa<\/strong> = pointing, sharpening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bior<\/strong> [bir] = prickle, thorn, point, pointed object, knitting needle<br \/>\n<strong>biorachadh<\/strong> [bir\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = sharpening, making pointed, staring<br \/>\n<strong>biorag<\/strong> [birag] = small thorn or prickle, spiteful sharp-tongued woman<br \/>\n<strong>biorach<\/strong> [bir\u0259x] = pointed, sharp, piercing, prickly<br \/>\n<strong>bioraich<\/strong> [bir\u026a\u00e7] = sharpen, make pointed, stare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>birr, byr<\/strong> = point, spit<br \/>\n<strong>birragh, byrragh<\/strong> = pointed, scathing, sharp, spiky, tapered, prickly<br \/>\n<strong>birranagh<\/strong> = pointed, sharp<br \/>\n<strong>birraghey<\/strong> = to sharpen, taper, tone up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>ber<\/strong> = (cooking) spit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>b\u00ear, ber<\/strong> = spear, lance, pike, spit, skewer<br \/>\n<strong>beraid<\/strong> = as much as can be held on a spit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>b\u00ear<\/strong> [be\u02d0r] = spear, lance, pike, spit, skewer<br \/>\n<strong>ber(i)af, berio, beru<\/strong> = to spit (meat), impale, stab with a spear<br \/>\n<strong>beriad<\/strong> = as much as can be held on a spit<br \/>\n<strong>bergi<\/strong> = turnspit (dog)<br \/>\n<strong>bernod<\/strong> = dagger, obelisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ber, b\u00ear<\/strong> = spit, lance, spear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>berya<\/strong> = to stab, run through<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ber, b\u00e8r, bir<\/strong> = (roasting) spit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ber<\/strong> [be\u02d0r] = spindle, point, spike<br \/>\n<strong>beriad<\/strong> = pin<br \/>\n<strong>berian<\/strong> = skewer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong> from Proto-Indo-European <em>*g\u02b7\u00e9ru<\/em> (spit, spear) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/beru\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE root include <strong>verrocchio<\/strong> (olive oil press) in Italian,  <strong>verrou<\/strong> (bolt, lock) in French,  <strong>cerrojo<\/strong> (bolt, latch) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/g%CA%B7%C3%A9ru\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*sn\u0101tant\u0101<\/strong> = needle (?)<br \/>\n<strong>*sn\u0101tos<\/strong> = thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sn\u00e1that<\/strong> = needle<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e1ith<\/strong> = thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sn\u00e1that,  sn\u0101thad, snathat<\/strong> = needle<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e1ithe<\/strong> = thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sn\u00e1thaid<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u02e0n\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0h\u0259d\u032a\u02e0] = needle,<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e1thad\u00f3ir<\/strong> = needle-maker<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e1th<\/strong> = thread, yarn, web<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sn\u00e0thad<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0.\u0259d] = needle, pointer (on a dial)<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e0thadair<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0.\u0259d\u026ar\u02b2] = needle-maker<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e0thadalan<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0.\u0259d\u0259l\u032a\u02e0an] = needlecase<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e0thadh<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0.\u0259\u0263] = threading, stringing<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e0thadag<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0.\u0259dag] = sting<br \/>\n<strong>sn\u00e0th<\/strong> [sn\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0] = thread, yarn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>snaid<\/strong> = needle, pointer, indicator, index<br \/>\n<strong>snaid whaaley<\/strong> = sewing needle<br \/>\n<strong>snaidagh<\/strong> = needle-like<br \/>\n<strong>snaidey<\/strong> = knit<br \/>\n<strong>obbyr snaidey<\/strong> = needlework<br \/>\n<strong>snaih, snaie<\/strong> = line, thread, yarn, worm, netting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>notuid<\/strong> = needle, pin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>notwyd, nottwyd, nodwydd<\/strong> =  needle, pin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>nodwydd<\/strong> [\u02c8n\u0254dw\u0268\u031e\u00f0\/\u02c8n\u0254d\u028ai\u032f\u00f0] = needle, pin, pointer, dial<br \/>\n<strong>nodwyddaf, nodwyddo<\/strong> = to sew, stitch, inject, prick<br \/>\n<strong>nodwyddiad<\/strong> = acupuncture<br \/>\n<strong>nodwyddig<\/strong> = small needle<br \/>\n<strong>nodwyddwaith<\/strong> = needlework<br \/>\n<strong>nodwyddwr<\/strong> = needlemaker, pinmaker, sewer, stitcher, tailor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>nadedh, nadzhedh<\/strong> = needle<br \/>\n<strong>noden<\/strong> = thread, yarn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>naswydh, najedh<\/strong> = needle<br \/>\n<strong>neusen, neujen<\/strong> = thread, yarn<br \/>\n<strong>neusenna<\/strong> = to thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>nadoez, nados, nadoz<\/strong> = sewing needle<br \/>\n<strong>neut, neud<\/strong> = thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>nadoez<\/strong> [be\u02d0r] = needle, hand, pointer, spire<br \/>\n<strong>nadoezenn<\/strong> = (clock) hand<br \/>\n<strong>nadoezier<\/strong> = needle maker<br \/>\n<strong>neud<\/strong> = thread, filaments, net, algae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong> from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)neh\u2081-<\/em> (to spin, sew) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sn%C3%A1that#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE root include <strong>needle<\/strong>, <strong>nerve<\/strong>, <strong>neuron<\/strong>, <strong>sinew<\/strong> and <strong>snood<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/g%CA%B7%C3%A9ru\">source<\/a>]. <\/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<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\/browse?field_word_value=penn\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/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=\"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<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/my.kualo.com\/uk\/go\/00572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.kualo.com\/rewards\/uk-unlimited2-468x60.gif\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\"\nalt=\"Unlimited Web Hosting - Kualo\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for pin, needle and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *delgos = pin, needle Gaulish *dalgis = scythe Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) delg [d\u02b2er\u0261] = thorn, pin, brooch, peg Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) delg = thorn, pin, brooch, peg, spike, nail, pointed implement delga, delgu = pin, peg, spike, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,101,19,20,44,25,61,65,21,83,3,110,22,5,6,37,7,27,45,9,10,40,11,12,13,23,82,135,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-german","category-icelandic-islenska","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-lithuanian-lietuviu-kalba","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-occitan","category-old-cornish","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish-espanol","category-tools","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7963","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=7963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7966,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7963\/revisions\/7966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}