{"id":8237,"date":"2024-06-13T15:52:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8237"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:52:37","slug":"acorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/06\/13\/acorns\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>acorns<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bjmccray\/2892196899\/in\/photolist-5pzgnM-2p89vqU-2k1bVHC-24xMuB8-24PN82A-2mBEf22-2paREXJ-8zunz-vXDZKz-2h8WV2Y-2nTyGYk-72St4V-p8SQgF-pSypi-nghZ9-p1KSF-8Ky5vg-7TQoJ-qvfEj-6QjDF5-2jKEN6Z-aygvC9-5oEgug-eyJJR-LKNgrJ-29vo4nu-qes14-XmySPe-2nksjng-Sc5QYE-q34GYo-8FARpV-35YaSJ-awigMH-2oPJ5Yi-Mpauq1-fupRGm-2oiwJL-8STBNF-8XHCTT-29uoh5R-PBECP7-7S3Zkh-2mqyX7d-RoVtis-ayk4yR-A1bhNT-73fosc-7ENmT9-73jnfY\" title=\"Acorns\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3266\/2892196899_e5d09bf006_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Acorns\"\/><\/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>*messus<\/strong> = acorn, tree fruit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mess<\/strong> [m\u02b2es] = nuts and berries, mast (fruit of forest trees, esp. if fallen and used as fodder for pigs, etc)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mes(s)<\/strong> = tree fruit, mast<br \/>\n<strong>mes(s)ach<\/strong> = fruitful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>meas<\/strong> [m\u02b2as\u02e0] = fruit of forest tree, mast, offspring (<em>literary<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>measach<\/strong> = fruitful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>meas<\/strong> [mes] = fruit, mast<br \/>\n<strong>measraich<\/strong> [m\u025bsr\u026a\u00e7] = jam<br \/>\n<strong>measach<\/strong> [mes\u0259x] = fruitful, fruity<br \/>\n<strong>measag<\/strong> [mesag] = small fruit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mess<\/strong> = fruit, issue<br \/>\n<strong>mess yn darragh<\/strong> = acorn<br \/>\n<strong>messoil<\/strong> = fruitful, fructiferous, plentiful, prolific, productive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mes<\/strong> = acorns, mast, glands, measles (<em>in animals<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>messyryt, mesyryd<\/strong> = (abundance of) mast, autumn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mes<\/strong> = acorns, mast, glands, measles (<em>in animals<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>mes derw<\/strong> = oakmast, acorns<br \/>\n<strong>mes Iau<\/strong> = chestnuts<br \/>\n<strong>mesa<\/strong> = to gather acorns, feed pigs on acorns<br \/>\n<strong>mesaig<\/strong> = meal of acorns<br \/>\n<strong>mesog<\/strong> = abounding in acorns, acorn-bearing, glandular, glandulous<br \/>\n<strong>meswr<\/strong> = acorn gatherer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>mesin, mesen<\/strong> = acorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mesen<\/strong> = acorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mesen<\/strong> = acorn<br \/>\n<strong>mes<\/strong> = acorns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mes<\/strong> = acorns, glands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mez, m\u00e8s, mes<\/strong> = acorns, glands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mezenn, mesenn<\/strong> = acron, gland<br \/>\n<strong>mez, mes<\/strong> [me\u02d0s] = acrons, glands<br \/>\n<strong>mesa<\/strong> = to look for acorns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etmology<\/strong>: unknown, possibly from an non-Indo-European source [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/messus\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*derkos<\/strong> = berry (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>derc<\/strong> [d\u02b2erk] = berry<br \/>\n<strong>dercu<\/strong> = acorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>derc<\/strong> = berry<br \/>\n<strong>dercu, derucc, dearca, dercain<\/strong> = acorn<br \/>\n<strong>dercnach<\/strong> = abounding in acorns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dearc<\/strong> = berry (<em>literary<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>dearca<\/strong> = acorn<br \/>\n<strong>dearc\u00e1n<\/strong> = acorn, (head of) thistle<br \/>\n<strong>dearcnach<\/strong> = abounding in acorns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dearc<\/strong> [d\u02b2\u025br\u032a\u02e0xg] = berry<br \/>\n<strong>dearc-dharaich<\/strong> = acorn<br \/>\n<strong>dearcach<\/strong> [d\u02b2\u025br\u032a\u02e0xg\u0259x] = pertaining to or abounding in berries<br \/>\n<strong>dearcag<\/strong> [d\u02b2\u025br\u032a\u02e0xgag] = small berry, shinty ball<br \/>\n<strong>dearcnag<\/strong> [d\u02b2\u025br\u032a\u02e0xgnag] = blackberry, brambles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etmology<\/strong>: from PIE <em>*d\u02b0reh\u2082\u01f5-<\/em>, or from <em>*der\u1e31-<\/em> (to see) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/derc#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Another word for acorn in Welsh is <strong>gwerbl<\/strong>, the origins of which are uncertain.<\/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 acorns and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *messus = acorn, tree fruit Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) mess [m\u02b2es] = nuts and berries, mast (fruit of forest trees, esp. if fallen and used as fodder for pigs, etc) Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) mes(s) = tree fruit, mast mes(s)ach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,96,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,9,10,12,13,23,72,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-food","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-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-trees","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8237","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=8237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8238,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8237\/revisions\/8238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}