{"id":8787,"date":"2025-05-07T14:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8787"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:43:37","slug":"saponaceous-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/05\/07\/saponaceous-soap\/","title":{"rendered":"Saponaceous Soap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>soap<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jm3\/2836685601\/in\/photolist-BQHvq-2kZa9AV-9nJAE5-5jEKNr-9nJAS9-9nFyPz-8UfsqE-7JK2Uq-y4e1m1-4KF5Ym-CnZ1k-aD4imR-2kYLUTx-9qtgW-7VYwiu-6oh1DK-zAvSBk-zH8aZ-4Xy8dF-urvrk-ar9EyX-ar9EHn-yu6mE-N7DXV-ar9F1a-CPUFSC-2mrgCE-arciUb-4u1Xeb-Ez98qe-2baoV-4Q8e4U-5nS2eb-yLxGs-GUuiw-2mpQ2Go-fPBVfv-noHkG-2gPnrg5-2kZ9fuM-2o9Tqwp-2kYVxvi-2gE8S-S6qhU5-2f1TZ-2kYAfCj-5swKZT\" title=\"SOAP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3289\/2836685601_9577765fc2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"SOAP\"\/><\/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>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>siabann<\/strong> [\u0283i\u0259b\u0259n\u032a\u02e0] = soap. soap opera<br \/>\n<strong>siabann-bearraidh<\/strong> = shaving soap<br \/>\n<strong>siabannach<\/strong> [\u0283i\u0259b\u0259n\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = soapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sheeabin, sheeabyn<\/strong> = soap<br \/>\n<strong>sheeabinagh<\/strong> = soapy, lathery<br \/>\n<strong>sheeabinaghey<\/strong> = to lather, soap<br \/>\n<strong>sheeabineyr<\/strong> = soap-maker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sebon<\/strong> = soap, flattery, cajolery, semen<br \/>\n<strong>sebonllys<\/strong> = soapwort, soapberry<br \/>\n<strong>sebonyd<\/strong> = soap-maker, soap-seller, flatterer, fawner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sebon<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u025bb\u0254n] = soap, flattery, cajolery<br \/>\n<strong>sebonaidd<\/strong> = soapy, saponaceous, soap-operatic<br \/>\n<strong>sebondrwyth<\/strong> = lather, suds<br \/>\n<strong>seboneiddiad, seboniant<\/strong> = saponification<br \/>\n<strong>seboneiddio<\/strong> = to saponify, soft-soap, flatter, fawn (upon)<br \/>\n<strong>seboni<\/strong> = to soap, lather, soft-soap, flatter, fawn (upon)<br \/>\n<strong>sebonllyd, sebonlyd, sebonog<\/strong> = soapy, sapnonaceous, sudsy, flattering, fawning, obsequious<br \/>\n<strong>sebonllys, sebonlys<\/strong> = soapwort, soapberry<br \/>\n<strong>sebonwr, sebonydd<\/strong> = soap-maker, soap-seller, flatterer, fawner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sebon<\/strong> = soap<br \/>\n<strong>seboni<\/strong> = to soap<br \/>\n<strong>sebonles<\/strong> = soapwort<br \/>\n<strong>sebonus<\/strong> = soapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>soauon, sao\u00fcn<\/strong> = soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>soavon<\/strong> [\u02c8sw\u0251\u02d0v\u0254\u0303n] = soap<br \/>\n<strong>soavonadur, saovonaj<\/strong> = soaping<br \/>\n<strong>soavonek, soavonus<\/strong> = soapy<br \/>\n<strong>soavoni\u00f1<\/strong> = to soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Latin <em>s\u0101p\u014dn(is)<\/em> (an ancient hair product) from Proto-Germanic <em>*saip\u01ed<\/em> (soap), maybe from Proto-Indo-European <em>*seyb-<\/em> (to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sapo#Latin\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>soap<\/strong> in English, <strong>savon<\/strong> (soap) in French, <strong>jab\u00f3n<\/strong> (soap) in Spanish, <strong>sapone<\/strong> (soap) in Italian, <strong>sab\u00e3o<\/strong> (soap) in Portuguese [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sapo#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>s\u00edob\u00e1n<\/strong> [\u0261\u027e\u02e0\u0251\u02d0n\u02e0 \/ \u0261\u027e\u02e0a\u02d0n\u02e0] = drift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>siaban<\/strong> [\u0283i\u0259ban] = sand-drift, spindrift, blown sand<br \/>\n<strong>siaban gaoithe<\/strong> = a strong wind (strong enough to whip up sand)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin <em>s\u0101p\u014dn(is)<\/em> (an ancient hair product) from Proto-Germanic <em>*saip\u01ed<\/em> (soap), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*seyb-<\/em> (to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sapo#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>s\u00f3p<\/strong> = soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>s\u00f3pa<\/strong> = soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>s\u00f4p<\/strong> = soap (opera)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from English <strong>soap<\/strong> or from Middle English <em>sope, sape<\/em> (soap), from Old English <em>s\u0101pe<\/em> (soap, salve), from Proto-West Germanic <em>*saip\u0101<\/em> (soap, resin), from Proto-Germanic <em>*saip\u01ed<\/em> (soap), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*seyb-, *seyp-<\/em> (to pour out, drip, trickle, strain) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/s%C3%B3pa#Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gall\u00fainech, galluineach<\/strong> = soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gall\u00fanach<\/strong> [\u0261\u0259\u02c8l\u032a\u02e0u\u02d0n\u02e0\u0259x \/ \u02c8\u0261al\u02e0u\u02d0n\u02e0a(x)] = soap, flattery, cajolery<br \/>\n<strong>gall\u00fanaigh<\/strong> = to saponify (convert into soap)<br \/>\n<strong>gall\u00fan\u00fa<\/strong> = saponification<br \/>\n<strong>gall\u00fan\u00fail<\/strong> = saponaceous (soapy, slippery, evasive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gallanach<\/strong> = soap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/gall%C3%BAnach\">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\/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=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/fr\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for soap and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig) siabann [\u0283i\u0259b\u0259n\u032a\u02e0] = soap. soap opera siabann-bearraidh = shaving soap siabannach [\u0283i\u0259b\u0259n\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = soapy Manx (Gaelg) sheeabin, sheeabyn = soap sheeabinagh = soapy, lathery sheeabinaghey = to lather, soap sheeabineyr = soap-maker Middle Welsh (Kymraec) sebon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,44,21,83,3,36,22,5,37,7,27,93,67,13,205,23,82,43,18,14],"tags":[52,80,51,145,48,47,53,49,55,50],"class_list":["post-8787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-french","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-portuguese-portugues","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-west-germanic","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish-espanol","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-cornish","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8787","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=8787"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8791,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8787\/revisions\/8791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}