{"id":8018,"date":"2024-03-05T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:01:19","slug":"thin-slender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/03\/05\/thin-slender\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin &#038; Slender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>thin<\/strong>, <strong>slender<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/giupipia\/37698054685\/in\/photolist-Zrfoh6-28A1H3Y-6NJf34-28A1Heu-fDTMgr-28A1Hhq-8BVU1s-df92N5-2pnJnMK-34a1fm-pCXnb9-6p2SfZ-4uh6CP-MZyka-aAeRKP-4fiU5F-22Pc2nd-BpASYG-y69q4-ako9nw-ePyM9s-ePyWu3-ePnvCt-ePyFKq-2afmZvW-2afmZfL-28A1GZ1-2afmZaq-2afmZ7u-9J8WbM-9FXnw8-ePnp3V-ePyPiS-ePyVxs-ePnxvP-ePnvcT-se5v7-ePyH3f-5Vh5oL-dYaSmN-5Q7SJn-drA3o3-bHL59r-2afmZ1h-cxVsvW-7Zx4uu-5kxH2w-58yQjH-fxb44-9gw9U3\" title=\"The Spire of Dublin.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4560\/37698054685_d24d82c42d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"The Spire of Dublin.\"\/><\/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>*tanauyos<\/strong> = thin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tana<\/strong> [\u02c8tane] = thin, slender<br \/>\n<strong>tanacht<\/strong> = thinness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tana<\/strong> = thin, slender, narrow, shallow, sparse, scanty, scattered<br \/>\n<strong>tanacht<\/strong> = thinness, tenuity, shallowness<br \/>\n<strong>tanaide<\/strong> = subtle, abstract, thin, slender<br \/>\n<strong>tanaigid<\/strong> = to thin (out), dilute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tana\u00ed<\/strong> [t\u032a\u02e0\u0259\u02c8n\u032a\u02e0i\u02d0 \/ \u02c8t\u032a\u02e0an\u032a\u02e0i\u02d0] = thin, shallow<br \/>\n<strong>tanaigh<\/strong> = to thin, slim<br \/>\n<strong>tana\u00edochan<\/strong> = thinning<br \/>\n<strong>tana\u00edocht<\/strong> = thinness, sparseness, flimsiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tana<\/strong> [tan\u0259] = lean, slender, slim, thin, gaunt, skinny, shallow, flimsy<br \/>\n<strong>tanalachd<\/strong> [tan\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259xg] = shallows, shallowness<br \/>\n<strong>tanach<\/strong> [tan\u0259x] = narrow, slender<br \/>\n<strong>tanachadh<\/strong> [tan\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = thinning, makeing thinner, diluting<br \/>\n<strong>tainead<\/strong> [tan\u0259d] = degree of thinness<br \/>\n<strong>tanlach<\/strong> [tan\u0259l\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = shallow water, shallows, shoal, thin soil, epidermis<br \/>\n<strong>tanachd<\/strong> [tan\u0259xg] = thinness<br \/>\n<strong>tanaichte<\/strong> [tan\u026a\u00e7d\u02b2\u0259] = diluted, thinned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>thanney<\/strong> = thin, watery, weak, flimsy, rare, shallow, slender, slim<br \/>\n<strong>thannaghey<\/strong> = to dilute, liquefy, rarefy, reduce<br \/>\n<strong>thannid<\/strong> = thinness, shallowness, leanness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*tan\u1eb9w<\/strong> = thin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>teneu<\/strong> = thin, slender, slim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tenev, tenau, teneu<\/strong> = thin, slender, slim, flat, sparse, rare, tenuous, liquid, runny<br \/>\n<strong>teneir<\/strong> = to make or become thin(ner)<br \/>\n<strong>teneuder<\/strong> = thinness, leanness, slenderness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tenau<\/strong> [\u02c8t\u025bna\u0268\u032f \/ \u02c8te\u02d0nai\u032f] = thin, slender, watery, thin, scarce, rare<br \/>\n<strong>teneuaf, teneuo<\/strong> = to make or become thin(ner), lose weight, slim, dwindle, thin, dilute, water down<br \/>\n<strong>teneuder<\/strong> = thinness, leanness, slenderness, rareness, scarcity, keenness<br \/>\n<strong>teneudra<\/strong> = thinness, leanness, slenderness<br \/>\n<strong>teneuedig<\/strong> = thin, thinned, diluted, depleted, rarefied<br \/>\n<strong>teneuwr<\/strong> = dieter, weight-watcher, slimmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>tenewen<\/strong> = thin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tanow, tanaw<\/strong> = thin, slim, slender, lean, few, scarce<br \/>\n<strong>tanowder<\/strong> = thinness, scantiness, scarcity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tanow<\/strong> = flimsy, lean, rare, scarce, sparse, tenuous, thin<br \/>\n<strong>tanowder<\/strong> = rarity, scarcity, thinness<br \/>\n<strong>tanowhe<\/strong> = to thin out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tanau, tano<\/strong> = thin, fine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>tanav<\/strong> [\u02c8t\u00e3\u02d0.naw \/ \u02c8t\u00e3\u02d0.no] = thin, fine, fluid, rare, hypocritical<br \/>\n<strong>tanavaat<\/strong> = (to be) refined, (to be) rarefied, to liquefy, dilute, weed &#038; clear, cut (bread for soup)<br \/>\n<strong>tanavded<\/strong> = tenuity, liquidity<br \/>\n<strong>tanavder<\/strong> = tenuity, decay<br \/>\n<strong>tanavenn<\/strong> = thin place (in fabric), sparse, liquid, emaciated, hypocritical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*t\u00e9nh\u2082us<\/em> (thin), from <em>*tenh\u2082-<\/em> (to stretch) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/tanauyos\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>thin<\/strong> and <strong>tenuous<\/strong> in English, <strong>ten\u00fa<\/strong> (tenuous, thin, slender) in French, <strong>d\u00fcnn<\/strong> (thin, slender, slim) in German, and <strong>tenk\u00fd<\/strong> (thin) in Czech [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/tanauyos\">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 thin, slender and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *tanauyos = thin Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) tana [\u02c8tane] = thin, slender tanacht = thinness Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) tana = thin, slender, narrow, shallow, sparse, scanty, scattered tanacht = thinness, tenuity, shallowness tanaide = subtle, abstract, thin, slender [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,75,20,44,61,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,9,10,40,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-czech-cestina","category-etymology","category-french","category-german","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","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-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018","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=8018"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8020,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018\/revisions\/8020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}