{"id":8199,"date":"2024-05-28T11:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8199"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:13:12","slug":"eyebrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/05\/28\/eyebrows\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyebrows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>eyebrow<\/strong>, <strong>eyelash<\/strong>, <strong>eyelid<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maurachamness\/6205718073\/in\/photolist-asnVMc-BNA8JP-2p9SecP-4uyAGt-GsfQRu-2oJYnjC-71X2Dd-2A6a-5TxJ6y-2pg563Z-2pfXWxs-ga9r4-PGeVY-ga9r5-6pPBPj-8ZpusR-dTvyLS-dGLqt-2pg5GSv-fCV6qt-3AoMm4-2vdUh-6mSmSj-FDj7Q-4WWg2T-aEoLDk-fCV7Mc-y6crD-98QJNU-499UD2-yBhqo-98MBbK-2godi2N-b3i3F-8LnM3M-Pjmk82-4asp8x-TymoAE-655hWb-5MWuYP-5xsMvz-4wCnkU-6aD3bY-7nDgud-pjtpUw-GP4FKG-fCVe5a-72shzL-vUq7hu-y3bj1S\" title=\"002-365 Nothing But Eyebrows\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6173\/6205718073_f862b596ca_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"002-365 Nothing But Eyebrows\"\/><\/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<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*abrant-<\/strong> = eyelid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abra<\/strong> = eyelash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abra<\/strong> eyelash, eyelid<br \/>\n<strong>fabra<\/strong> = eyelash, eyelid, fringe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>fabhra, abhra<\/strong> = eyelash, (eye)brow<br \/>\n<strong>fabhra\u00ed<\/strong> = fringe<br \/>\n<strong>fabhra\u00edoch<\/strong> = pertaining to eyelashes, ciliary<br \/>\n<strong>fabhr\u00e1n<\/strong> = cilium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abhra<\/strong> [aur\u0259] = eyelid, eyelash<br \/>\n<strong>abhrad<\/strong> [aur\u0259d] = eyelid, eyelash<br \/>\n<strong>fabhra<\/strong> [faur\u0259] = eyelid, eyelash, fringe<br \/>\n<strong>fabhrad<\/strong> [faur\u0259d] = eyelid, eyelash, fringe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ferroogh<\/strong> = eyelash, eyelid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*abrant<\/strong> = eyelid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>amrant, amra\u1efdt<\/strong> = eyelid, eyelash, eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>amrant<\/strong> [\u02c8amrant] = eyelid, eyelash, eyebrow<br \/>\n<strong>ar amrant<\/strong> = in the twinkling of an eye, instantly<br \/>\n<strong>amrantaf, amrantu<\/strong> = to blink, wink, shut (eyes), doze, slumber sleep, fall asleep<br \/>\n<strong>amrantiad<\/strong> = twinkling of an eye, instant<br \/>\n<strong>amrantun<\/strong> = nap, sleep<br \/>\n<strong>amrantyn<\/strong> = twinkling of an eye, moment, instant, eyelid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>abrans<\/strong> = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abrans<\/strong> = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abrans<\/strong> [\u02c8abrans] = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>abrant<\/strong> = eyebrow<br \/>\n<strong>abrantec<\/strong> = with large eyebrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>abrant<\/strong> [\u02c8a.br\u00e3nt] = eyebrow<br \/>\n<strong>abranteg<\/strong> = finicky, pernickety, haughty, supercilious, punctilious<br \/>\n<strong>abrantek<\/strong> = with large eyebrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: related to Proto-Celtic  <em>*br\u016b-<\/em> (brow), from PIE <em>*h\u2083b\u02b0r\u00faHs<\/em> (eyebrow) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/abrants\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>brim<\/strong>, <strong>brine<\/strong>, <strong>brow<\/strong> and <strong>front<\/strong> in English, <strong>front<\/strong> (forhead) in French, and <strong>bryn<\/strong> (brow, edge, crest, ridge) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%83b%CA%B0r%C3%BAHs\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*malaxs<\/strong> = eyelid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mala<\/strong> = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mala<\/strong> = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mala<\/strong> [\u02c8m\u02e0\u0251l\u032a\u02e0\u0259] = eyebrow, brow, slope, incline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mala<\/strong> [mal\u032a\u02e0\u0259] = eyebrow, brow<br \/>\n<strong>malairneach<\/strong> [mal\u032a\u02e0\u0259r\u032a\u02e0n\u032a\u02b2\u0259x] = frowning<br \/>\n<strong>malach<\/strong> [mal\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = having \/ pertaining to eyebrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mollee<\/strong> = brow, eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>maluen<\/strong> = eyelid, eyebrow<br \/>\n<strong>maluennec<\/strong> = having big eyebrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>malvenn<\/strong> [\u02c8mal.v\u025bn] = eyelid, eyelash, eyebrow, canopy<br \/>\n<strong>malvenneg<\/strong> = ciliated<br \/>\n<strong>malvennek<\/strong> = having big eyebrows<br \/>\n<strong>malvennin, malvenni\u00f1<\/strong> = to blink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from PIE <em>*ml\u0325Hd\u02b0o-<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/mala#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>brim<\/strong>, <strong>brine<\/strong>, <strong>brow<\/strong> and <strong>front<\/strong> in English, <strong>front<\/strong> (forhead) in French, and <strong>bryn<\/strong> (brow, edge, crest, ridge) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%83b%CA%B0r%C3%BAHs\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh (Kembraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ail<\/strong> = eyebrow, eyelid, brow, forehead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ael<\/strong> = eyebrow, eyelid, brow, forehead, edge, border, hem, side, summit<br \/>\n<strong>aeldew<\/strong> = thick-browed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ael<\/strong> [a\u02d0\u0268\u032fl \/ ai\u032fl] = eyebrow, eyelid, brow, forehead<br \/>\n<strong>aeldew<\/strong> = thick-browed<br \/>\n<strong>aeldrist<\/strong> = sad-faced<br \/>\n<strong>aeldrwm<\/strong> = heavy-browed, frowning<br \/>\n<strong>aeliad, aelio<\/strong> = to protrude<br \/>\n<strong>aeliog<\/strong> = (big-\/large-)browed, large-brimmed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>guorail<\/strong> = eyebrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ael#Welsh\">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 eyebrow, eyelash, eyelid and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *abrant- = eyelid Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) abra = eyelash Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) abra eyelash, eyelid fabra = eyelash, eyelid, fringe Irish (Gaeilge) fabhra, abhra = eyelash, (eye)brow fabhra\u00ed = fringe fabhra\u00edoch = pertaining to eyelashes, ciliary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,19,20,44,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,40,11,12,13,23,64,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","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-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-swedish-svenska","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8199","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=8199"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8205,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8199\/revisions\/8205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}