{"id":8633,"date":"2025-01-08T20:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2025-01-08T20:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:18:40","slug":"larches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/01\/08\/larches\/","title":{"rendered":"Larches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>larch<\/strong> (tree) and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>larch<\/strong> is a coniferous tree of the genus <em>Larix<\/em> with deciduous leaves in fascicles (bundles, clusters) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/larch#English\">source<\/a>]. There are various species of larches found in Europe, Siberia, Canada, the USA, China and Japan [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larch\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/64320477@N05\/30475164170\/in\/photolist-NqZbz1-5orPRk-5UYHZp\" title=\"Conifer Colour\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5446\/30475164170_8500e36e57_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Conifer Colour\"\/><\/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>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lear\u00f3g<\/strong> = larch<br \/>\n<strong>crann lear\u00f3ige<\/strong> = larch tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>learag<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2\u025brag] = larch<br \/>\n<strong>craobh-learaig<\/strong> = larch tree<br \/>\n<strong>learach<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2\u025br\u0259x] = larch wood<br \/>\n<strong>learagach<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2\u025brag\u0259x] = abounding in larch trees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lhiarrag<\/strong> = larch<br \/>\n<strong>larsh<\/strong> = larch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lar(t)s<\/strong> = larch (tree), made of larch-wood, larchen, consisting of larches<br \/>\n<strong>llarsbren<\/strong> = larch tree<br \/>\n<strong>llar(s)wydd<\/strong> = larches, larch trees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lar(ch)wedhen<\/strong> = larch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Ancient Greek <em>\u03bb\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03be<\/em> (l\u00e1rix &#8211; larch, Venice turpentine*), possibly from Gaulish <em>*devro<\/em> (oak?), from Proto-Celtic <em>*daru<\/em> (oak), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*d\u00f3ru<\/em> (tree). The Welsh and Cornish words, and <strong>larsh<\/strong> in Manx, come from the same roots via English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/larix\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>*Venice turpentine<\/strong> = A thick substance made from the tree resin of the European larch (<em>Larix decidua<\/em>), formerly used as a component in the oil paintings to create glossy, translucent glazes [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Venice_turpentine#English\">source<\/a>].<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, according to Vitruvius (a Roman architect and engineer), <em>larix<\/em> in Latin was named after <strong>Larignum<\/strong>, a town in the Alps surrounded by larch trees which the Romans, lead by Julius Ceasar, beseiged in the 1st century AD when they refused to provide supplies [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larch#Etymology\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>larch<\/strong> comes from the same roots, via early modern German <em>Larche\/L\u00e4rche<\/em> (larch), from Middle High German <em>larche<\/em>, from Old High German <em>larihha<\/em>, from Latin <em>larix<\/em> (larch), from Ancient Greek <em>\u03bb\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03be<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/larch#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from Latin <em>larix<\/em> (larch) in other languages include: <strong>l\u00e0rix<\/strong> in Catalan, <strong>lariks<\/strong> in Dutch, <strong>L\u00e4rche<\/strong> in German, <strong>\u10da\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8\u10e5\u10e1\u10d8<\/strong> (lariksi) in Georgrian, <strong>m\u00e9l\u00e8ze<\/strong> in French and <strong>l\u00e6rk<\/strong> in Danish, all of which mean <strong>larch<\/strong> (tree) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/larix#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Larch<\/strong> in Breton is <strong>melez<\/strong>, which comes from French <strong>m\u00e9l\u00e8ze<\/strong> (larch), which comes from Gaulish <em>*mel-<\/em> (larch) and Latin <em>larix<\/em> (larch) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/m%C3%A9l%C3%A8ze\">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:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_Gaelic_Language\">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\">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>Words for larch (tree) and related things in Celtic languages. The larch is a coniferous tree of the genus Larix with deciduous leaves in fascicles (bundles, clusters) [source]. There are various species of larches found in Europe, Siberia, Canada, the USA, China and Japan [source]. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Irish (Gaeilge) lear\u00f3g [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,39,16,101,26,63,81,44,25,119,61,21,3,36,27,12,13,23,72,18,14],"tags":[52,46,51,48,56,47,53,184,185,183,49,55,155,50],"class_list":["post-8633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-ancient-greek","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-kernewek-cornish","category-danish-dansk","category-dutch-nederlands","category-french","category-gaulish","category-georgian-","category-german","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-nouns","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-trees","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-breton","tag-celitc","tag-cornish","tag-gaelic","tag-gaulish","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-larch","tag-larix","tag-latin","tag-manx","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-tree","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8633","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=8633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8636,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8633\/revisions\/8636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}