{"id":8022,"date":"2024-03-11T14:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:22:32","slug":"colourful-hues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/03\/11\/colourful-hues\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Hues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>colour<\/strong>, <strong>hue<\/strong>, <strong>pigment<\/strong> and related colours in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/53102152466\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Multilingual banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53102152466_9ba2438660_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Multilingual banner\"\/><\/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>*l\u012bwos<\/strong> = colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>*lios<\/strong> = colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>l\u00ed<\/strong> [\u02c8tane] = lustre, beauty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>l\u00ed, li<\/strong> = beauty, lustre, glory, complexion, slendour, appearance, pallor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>l\u00ed<\/strong> [l\u0320\u02b2i\u02d0] = colour, complexion, lustre, sheen, pigment(ation)<br \/>\n<strong>l\u00ed\u00fa<\/strong> = (act of) colouring, painting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>l\u00ec<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2i\u02d0] = paint, colour, tinge, hue, complexion, properity, happiness<br \/>\n<strong>l\u00ecth<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2i\u02d0] = lustre, gloss, splendour, complexion, hue<br \/>\n<strong>l\u00ectheach<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2i\u02d0] = greasy, slimy,slippery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lhee<\/strong> = pigment, pigmentation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*lliw<\/strong> = colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>liu<\/strong> = colour, hue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>llyu, lliw, lli\u1efd, llyw<\/strong> = colour,hue<br \/>\n<strong>lliwyav, lliwaw<\/strong> = to colour, paint, dye<br \/>\n<strong>lli\u1efdyd, lliwyd<\/strong> = dyer, colourer, painter<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lliw<\/strong> [\u026c\u026au\u032f] = colour, hue, tint, complexion, countenance, colouring<br \/>\n<strong>lliwddall<\/strong> = colourbind<br \/>\n<strong>lliwgar<\/strong> = colourful, vivid, beautiful, handsome<br \/>\n<strong>lliw(i)af, lliw(i)o<\/strong> = to colour, tinge, paint, dye<br \/>\n<strong>lliw(i)og<\/strong> = coloured, tinted, dyed, painted<br \/>\n<strong>lliwydd<\/strong> = dyer, colourer, painter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>liu<\/strong> = colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>liu, lyw<\/strong> = colour, dye, hue<br \/>\n<strong>liue<\/strong> = to colour, paint<br \/>\n<strong>liuor<\/strong> = painter, dyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>liw<\/strong> = colour,dye, paint<br \/>\n<strong>liwa<\/strong> = to colour, dye, paint<br \/>\n<strong>liwans<\/strong> = painting<br \/>\n<strong>liwus<\/strong> = colourful<br \/>\n<strong>liwayans<\/strong> = painting, picture<br \/>\n<strong>liways<\/strong> = coloured, dye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>liu<\/strong> = colour, ink, dyed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>liu, liou<\/strong> = colour, ink, dyed<br \/>\n<strong>liuaff<\/strong> = to colour, dye, paint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>liv<\/strong> [liw] = colour, ink, paint, dyed<br \/>\n<strong>liva\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8li\u02d0.v\u00e3] = to colour, dye, paint, depict<br \/>\n<strong>livek<\/strong> [\u02c8li\u02d0vek] = coloured<br \/>\n<strong>liver, livour<\/strong> [\u02c8li\u02d0.v\u025br\/\u02c8li.w\u02d0\u0259r] = painter, colourist<br \/>\n<strong>livus<\/strong> [\u02c8li\u02d0vys] = dye, picturesque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*slih\u2082-w\u00f3-s<\/em> from <em>*(s)leh\u2083y-<\/em> (blueish, plum-coloured) and <em>*-w\u00f3s<\/em> (<em>creates adjectives from verb stems<\/em>) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/l%C4%ABwos\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>livid<\/strong>, <strong>lurid<\/strong> and <strong>sloe<\/strong> in English, <strong>sl\u00edva<\/strong> (plum) in Czech, and possibly <strong>lloer<\/strong> (moon) in Welsh, <strong>loor<\/strong> (moon) in Cornish and <strong>loar<\/strong> (moon) in Breton [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/(s)leh%E2%82%83y-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dath<\/strong> [da\u03b8] = colour, dye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dath<\/strong> = colour, dye, hue, tint, complexion<br \/>\n<strong>dathach<\/strong> = coloured<br \/>\n<strong>dathaid, daithaigid<\/strong> = colours, dyes, stains<br \/>\n<strong>dathamail<\/strong> = coloured, fine, handsome, beautiful, comely, graceful<br \/>\n<strong>dathugud<\/strong> = colouring, dyeing, painting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dath<\/strong> [d\u032a\u02e0ax\/d\u032a\u02e0\u0251h\/d\u032a\u02e0ah] = colour, dye<br \/>\n<strong>dathach<\/strong> = coloured<br \/>\n<strong>dathad\u00f3ir<\/strong> = colourist, dyer, painter, exaggerator, fictionist<br \/>\n<strong>dathad\u00f3ireacht<\/strong> = (act of) dyeing, painting<br \/>\n<strong>dathaigh<\/strong> = to colour,dye, paint<br \/>\n<strong>dathannach<\/strong> = multi-coloured, gaily-coloured, colourful, glowing<br \/>\n<strong>dathdhall<\/strong> = colour-blind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dath<\/strong> [dah] = colour, colouring, dye, pigment, dying, hue, tint, staining, suit (of cards)<br \/>\n<strong>dathach<\/strong> [dah\u0259x] = coloured, colourful<br \/>\n<strong>dathachadh<\/strong> [dah\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = colourising, dyeing, staining<br \/>\n<strong>dathadair<\/strong> [dah\u0259d\u026ar\u02b2] = dyer, colourist<br \/>\n<strong>dathail<\/strong> [dahal] = colourful<br \/>\n<strong>dathte<\/strong> [dahd\u02b2\u0259] = coloured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>daah<\/strong> = colour, dye, hue, paint, pigment, singe, stain, tincture<br \/>\n<strong>daahagh<\/strong> = coloured, stainable<br \/>\n<strong>daahder<\/strong> = colourer, colourist, dyer, exaggerator, painter<br \/>\n<strong>daahit<\/strong> = coloured, dyed, painted, pigmented, stained<br \/>\n<strong>daahoil<\/strong> = colourful, picturesque, well-coloured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dath#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gn\u00e9<\/strong> = appearance, form, kind, sort, species<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gn\u00e9<\/strong> = kind, species, appearance, form, way, manner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gn\u00e9<\/strong> [\u025fn\u02b2e\u02d0\/\u025f\u027e\u02b2e\u02d0] = species, kind, form, appearance<br \/>\n<strong>gn\u00e9itheach<\/strong> = specific, of good appearance<br \/>\n<strong>gn\u00e9theacht<\/strong> = specificity<br \/>\n<strong>gn\u00e9thigh<\/strong> = to regain appearance, mend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gn\u00e8<\/strong> [gr\u02b2\u025b\u0303\u02d0] = sex, gender, genre, kind, sort, temper, disposition, genus, species<br \/>\n<strong>gn\u00e8-fh\u00e0s<\/strong> [gr\u025b\u0342\u02d0 a\u02d0s] = evolution<br \/>\n<strong>gn\u00e8-e\u00f2las<\/strong> = typology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gne<\/strong> = colour, tint, hue, sight, aspect<br \/>\n<strong>gorne<\/strong> = colour, hue, tint<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gne<\/strong> = colour, tint, hue, sight, aspect<br \/>\n<strong>agne<\/strong> = colour, tincture<br \/>\n<strong>gorne<\/strong> = colour, hue, tint, tincture, blush, brightness, appearance, aspect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from PIE <em>*\u01f5enh\u2081-<\/em> (to produce, beget, give birth) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/gn%C3%A9\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>gender<\/strong>, <strong>general<\/strong>, <strong>generate<\/strong>, <strong>genius<\/strong> and <strong>germ<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/%C7%B5enh%E2%82%81-\">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 colour, hue, pigment and related colours in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *l\u012bwos = colour Gaulish *lios = colour Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) l\u00ed [\u02c8tane] = lustre, beauty Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) l\u00ed, li = beauty, lustre, glory, complexion, slendour, appearance, pallor Irish (Gaeilge) l\u00ed [l\u0320\u02b2i\u02d0] = colour, complexion, lustre, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,38,26,75,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,9,10,40,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-colours","category-kernewek-cornish","category-czech-cestina","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","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-breton","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\/8022","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=8022"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8177,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions\/8177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}