{"id":8525,"date":"2024-10-16T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8525"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:31:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:31:48","slug":"deeply-profound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/10\/16\/deeply-profound\/","title":{"rendered":"Deeply Profound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post peers into the depths of some <strong>deeply profound<\/strong> words in the Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/46785534@N06\/6351114393\/in\/photolist-aFe83i-dDTgPk-bzPiWR-mg63Nj-5n93vx-ngtGEY-fobYpv-5n93tt-dzSxoS-Xyr5Gt-75zQE-rEoUpd-P9jN8X-mg4SFM-romQzF-aFRFVn-rqegzX-Ns8rVo-mg62Co-dqh9Fb-bUeBhK-rq6JRW-XPxDh4-7FVFhP-9dy3c-9dxPF-nZBc1A-cBx9J3-qKFGeU-9ATeE1-2o5M28E-2n4qz6R-4s2Ax9-2n7E3mc-2n63yjC-2n2R9MX-2nAFkqn-2mKJtmm-2m562w8-2eGKZS3-2mKaAGv-2gfGHj8-2mYhZ51-28xYWH9-2mnGzEh-2n658up-2mNfqAo-2n2R9HZ-2oSZUP1-28UHUZ3\" title=\"Inside the Aar Gorge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6215\/6351114393_d16cc14ac0_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Inside the Aar Gorge\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*dubnos<\/strong> (adj) = deep<br \/>\n<strong>*dubnos<\/strong> (noun) = world<br \/>\n<strong>*Dubnowalos<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;world prince \/ chief&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>*Dubnogenos<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;world born \/ family&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>dumnos<\/strong> = deep<br \/>\n<strong>Dubnor\u012bx<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;world king&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Primitive Irish<\/th>\n<td>\u1687\u1691\u168b\u1685\u168c\u1693\u1685 (domngen), \u1687\u1691\u168b\u1685\u168c\u1694\u1685\u1685 (domnginn) = <em>male given names<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>domain<\/strong> = deep, profound, depth(s), sea-floor<br \/>\n<strong>fudumain<\/strong> = profound(ity), depth<br \/>\n<strong>Domnall<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Domaingen<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>domain, doimin, domun, domuin<\/strong> = deep, profound, intense, thoughtful, depth(s)<br \/>\n<strong>doimnigid<\/strong> = to deepen, lower<br \/>\n<strong>domne, domnae<\/strong> = depth(s)<br \/>\n<strong>domun<\/strong> = the world, the earth<br \/>\n<strong>Domnall<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>domhain<\/strong> [d\u032a\u02e0\u0251in\u02b2\/d\u032a\u02e0o\u02d0n\u02b2] = depth, deep, abyss, inmost part, profound, sunken, hollow, low-pitched, far, late<br \/>\n<strong>domhainiascaireacht<\/strong> = deep-sea fishing<br \/>\n<strong>domhainmhachnamh<\/strong> = deep thought, deep reflection<br \/>\n<strong>doimhneacht<\/strong> = depth, deep place<br \/>\n<strong>doimhnigh<\/strong> = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>doimhni\u00fachan<\/strong> = (act of) deepening<br \/>\n<strong>domhan<\/strong> = earth, world<br \/>\n<strong>Domhnall, D\u00f3nall<\/strong> = <em>male given names<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>domhain<\/strong> [d\u00f5.\u026an\u032a\u02b2] = deep, profound<br \/>\n<strong>domhaineachd<\/strong> [d\u00f5.\u026an\u032a\u02b2\u0259xg] = depth, deep, deepness, profundity<br \/>\n<strong>domhainteachd<\/strong> [d\u00f5.\u026an\u032a\u02b2d\u02b2\u0259xg] = abstruseness<br \/>\n<strong>domhan<\/strong> [d\u00f5.an] = universe, world<br \/>\n<strong>D\u00f2mhnall<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dowin<\/strong> = deep(ly), deep-rooted, involved, low, profound, secretive, thorough, penetrating<br \/>\n<strong>diunaghey<\/strong> = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>diunid<\/strong> = deep, depth, gulf, rootedness<br \/>\n<strong>dowan<\/strong> = world, earth, universe, cosmos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*du\u03b2n\/*dumno<\/strong> = deep<br \/>\n<strong>*Du\u03b2nowal<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>*Du\u03b2no\u0263en<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh (Kembraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>duuin, dofn<\/strong> = deep<br \/>\n<strong>Dumnagual<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dowyn, duvin, dwvyn, dwfyn, dwuyn<\/strong> = deep, dense<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnu, dyfnaf<\/strong> = to become accustomed (to), be familiar (with)<br \/>\n<strong>dyfyn(n)der, dyuynder, dewfynder<\/strong> = depth(s), deepness<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnddysc<\/strong> = erudite, profound, erudition, deep learning<br \/>\n<strong>dyuynvor<\/strong> = deep sea, main, ocean<br \/>\n<strong>dyfynhau<\/strong> = to deepen, dig, excavate, intensify<br \/>\n<strong>*Dyuynwal, Dyvynwal, Dyfynwal<\/strong> = <em> male given names<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dwfn, dyfn<\/strong> [d\u028avn] = deep, dense, mysterious, intense, serious, profound; depth(s), deep waters, abyss, void; world, earth<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnu<\/strong> = to become accustomed (to), be familiar (with), suck<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnder<\/strong> = depth(s), deepness, bottom, thickness, abyss<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnddysg<\/strong> = erudite, profound, erudition, deep learning<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnfor<\/strong> = deep sea, main, ocean<br \/>\n<strong>dyfnhau<\/strong> = to deepen, dig, excavate, intensify<br \/>\n<strong>Dyfnaint<\/strong> = Devon<br \/>\n<strong>Dyfnwal<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Dyfnien<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>down<\/strong> = deep, profound, low<br \/>\n<strong>downder<\/strong> = depth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>down<\/strong> = deep<br \/>\n<strong>downder<\/strong> = depth<br \/>\n<strong>downfria<\/strong> = to deep-fry<br \/>\n<strong>downhe<\/strong> = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>downrewi<\/strong> = to deep-freeze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>dumn<\/strong> = deep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>doun, don<\/strong> = deep<br \/>\n<strong>dounhat<\/strong> = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>do(u)nder<\/strong> = depth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>don<\/strong> [d\u0254\u0303\u02d0n] = deep, hollow (plate, dish), serious (air)<br \/>\n<strong>donaat<\/strong> = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>dona\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0254\u0303\u02d0.n\u00e3] = to deepen<br \/>\n<strong>donded<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0254\u0303n.det] = depth<br \/>\n<strong>donder<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0254\u0303n.d\u025br] = depth<br \/>\n<strong>Dunvel<\/strong> = <em>a male given name<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*d\u02b0ub\u02b0n\u00f3s<\/em> (deep), from <em>*d\u02b0ewb\u02b0-<\/em> (hazy, unclear, dark, deep) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/dubnos\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>deep<\/strong> and <strong>dip<\/strong> in English, <strong>tief<\/strong> (deep, low) in German, <strong>dopen<\/strong> (to dip, immerse, name) in Dutch, <strong>d\u00f9gnas<\/strong> (bottom, background) in Lithuanian, <strong>\u0434\u043d\u043e<\/strong> [dno] (floor, bed, bottom) in Russian, and words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/08\/black\/\">black<\/a> in Celtic languages<\/p>\n<p>The names <strong>Donald<\/strong> and <strong>Dunaldur<\/strong> (used in Faroese) come from the Proto-Celtic name <em>*Dubnowalos<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/Dubnowalos\">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=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/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:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/etymologicaldict00macbuoft\/page\/n9\/mode\/2up\">An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryq.com\/gaelg\/\">Fockleyreen: Manx &#8211; English Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/corpus.gaelg.im\/\">Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionnaires bilingues de Francis Favereau \/ Edition Skol Vreizh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/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>This post peers into the depths of some deeply profound words in the Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *dubnos (adj) = deep *dubnos (noun) = world *Dubnowalos = a male given name &#8211; &#8220;world prince \/ chief&#8221; *Dubnogenos = a male given name &#8211; &#8220;world born \/ family&#8221; Gaulish dumnos = deep Dubnor\u012bx = a male given [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,81,103,25,61,21,3,110,22,5,6,37,7,8,10,40,42,11,12,13,106,23,18],"tags":[52,46,146,51,149,151,145,48,56,47,53,49,147,150,55,50],"class_list":["post-8525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-dutch-nederlands","category-faroese-foroyskt-mal","category-gaulish","category-german","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-lithuanian-lietuviu-kalba","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-old-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-primitive-irish","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-russian-","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","tag-breton","tag-celitc","tag-celtiadur","tag-cornish","tag-deep","tag-depth","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-gaulish","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-omniglot","tag-profound","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8525","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=8525"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8531,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8525\/revisions\/8531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}