{"id":8855,"date":"2025-06-27T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8855"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:59:50","slug":"memorable-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/06\/27\/memorable-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorable Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for <strong>memory<\/strong>, <strong>to remember<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sdosremedios\/54604215512\/in\/photolist-2rcbSTA-2rcbT52-2rchoSK-2qiVSHf-2qiX6rg-2qiXBtg-2qiYbqj-2qiYbqu-2qiXCfy-2qiZkow-2q8gGwe-2pYSo3S-2pTNdHN-2pTNdK6-2pTNdLP-2pTNVuJ-2pTPnNr-2pNDauy-2pZTwbj-2ppvbbZ-2pkYfnK-2pkYdPE-2pkZaqa-2pm1sSQ-2pm1t4r-2pfJDCA-2pbt7xA-2pbtERp-2pbtFFW-2pbtEv9-2pbu7iT-2oZZE9f-2oZZE9L-2p12SZL-2p139r5-2p6JUcj-2p6LtnH-2p6JX6F-2p6K4AV-2p6LRDn-2oNgcfe-2oMjnBd-2oz71tK-2osihi8-2ogRHE2-2oh58Pp-2o8rPd7\" title=\"Quiet Moments in Dublin&#x27;s Remembrance Garden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54604215512_69337c329e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Quiet Moments in Dublin&#x27;s Remembrance Garden\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words marked with an * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*kom-men-<\/strong> = memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cuimne<\/strong> = memory<br \/>\n<strong>cuimnigidir<\/strong> = to remember, recall<br \/>\n<strong>cuman<\/strong> = remembered, memorable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cuimne, cumhna, coimne<\/strong> = memory, remembrance, memorial<br \/>\n<strong>cuimmech, cuimhneach, cuimneach<\/strong> = mindful, remembering, aware, remembered, memorable, famous<br \/>\n<strong>cuman, cumhuin<\/strong> = remembered, memorable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cuimhne<\/strong> [\u02c8ki\u02d0n\u02b2\u0259 \/ \u02c8k\u0268\u0303v\u02b2n\u02b2\u0259] = memory<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneach<\/strong> = recollective, reflective, thoughtful<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneach\u00e1n<\/strong> = commemoration, memento, souvenir<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneamh<\/strong> [\u02c8ki\u02d0n\u02b2\u0259v\u02e0] = remembrance, recollection, thought, conception, plan<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhnigh<\/strong> [\u02c8kiv\u02b2n\u02b2\u0259 \/ \u02c8ki\u02d0n\u02b2\u026a\u025f] = to remember, consider, think, remind, conceive<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhnitheach<\/strong> = memorial<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edchuimhne<\/strong> = forgetfulness<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edchuimhneach<\/strong> = forgetful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cuimhin<\/strong> [ku.in\u032a\u02b2] = memory<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhine<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u0259] = memory, recollection, remembrance<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneach<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u0259x] = mindful<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneachadh<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = (act of) remembering, minding, remembrance, commemorating<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneachan<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u0259xan] = memorial, keepsake, memento, souvenir, commemoration, reminder<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhneachd<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u0259xg] = mindfulness<br \/>\n<strong>cuimhnich<\/strong> [k\u026f\u0303\u0129n\u032a\u02b2\u026a\u00e7] = (to) remember, mind, commemorate<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00ecochuimhnich<\/strong> [d\u02b2\u0129\u0259\u0303x\u0259n\u026a\u00e7] = (to) forget<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cooinaght<\/strong> = memory, mind, memorial, remembrance, reminiscence, commemoration<br \/>\n<strong>cooinaghtyn<\/strong> = to remember, commemorate<br \/>\n<strong>cooinaghan<\/strong> = memorandum<br \/>\n<strong>cooinaghtane<\/strong> = keepsake, memento, reminder, souvenir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cob, cov, cow, cof<\/strong> = memory, mind, sense, remembrance, record, recollection, memorial, regards, mindful<br \/>\n<strong>cofiad<\/strong> remembrance, memory, record, memorial, mind, thought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cof<\/strong> [ko\u02d0v] = memory, mind, sense, remembrance, record, recollection, memorial, regards, mindful<br \/>\n<strong>cofair<\/strong> = record, memorial, motto, mnemonic<br \/>\n<strong>cofeb<\/strong> = memorial, petition, memorandum, souvenir, memoir<br \/>\n<strong>cofgar<\/strong> = mindful, having a retentive memory<br \/>\n<strong>cofiad<\/strong> remembrance, memory, record, memorial, mind, thought<br \/>\n<strong>cofio<\/strong> = to remember, remind, mention<br \/>\n<strong>anghofio<\/strong> = to forget<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cof, c\u00f4f<\/strong> = remembrance, recollection, memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kov<\/strong> [ko\u02d0v] = memory, recollection<br \/>\n<strong>kova<\/strong> = to remember<br \/>\n<strong>kovadh<\/strong> = chronicle, record<br \/>\n<strong>kovadha<\/strong> = to record<br \/>\n<strong>kovnotya<\/strong> = to minute (a meeting)<br \/>\n<strong>kovro<\/strong> = keepsake, memento, souvenir<br \/>\n<strong>kovskrif<\/strong> = archive<br \/>\n<strong>kovskrifa<\/strong> = to register<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>com, cam<\/strong> = memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>coff, couff, coun, co\u00fbn<\/strong> = memory, remembrance, recollection, mind<br \/>\n<strong>couffhat, confat, coufat<\/strong> = to remember, recall, recollect<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>koun<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u025bm.b\u025br] = memory<br \/>\n<strong>kounaat<\/strong> = to remember, recall, recollect<br \/>\n<strong>kounadur<\/strong> = mention, reference, commemoration<br \/>\n<strong>kounaer<\/strong> = memoirist<br \/>\n<strong>kounerezh<\/strong> = = memory, the ability to remember<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Celtic <em>*kom-<\/em> (with) and <em>*men-<\/em> (to think), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*kom-<\/em> (with) and <em>*men-<\/em> (to think, mind) [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\/page\/n219\/mode\/2up\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>monitor<\/strong>, <strong>money<\/strong>, <strong>mint<\/strong>, <strong>minion<\/strong>, <strong>monster<\/strong> and <strong>admonish<\/strong> in English, <strong>moneda<\/strong> (coin, currency) in Spanish, and <strong>\u03bc\u03bd\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7<\/strong> (mn\u00edmi &#8211; memory) in Greek [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/men-\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mebair<\/strong> = memory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>mebair, mebar, memur, memor, mebur<\/strong> = recollection, memory, remembered<br \/>\n<strong>mebrach, meabhrach<\/strong> = remembering, mindful, intelligent, quick-witted<br \/>\n<strong>mebraigid, memraigh, meabhraigh<\/strong> = to commit to memory, to learn, rehearse, recite, record devise<br \/>\n<strong>ainmebair<\/strong> = forgetfulness<br \/>\n<strong>coimmebair<\/strong> = commemoration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>meabhair<\/strong> [m\u02b2au\u027e\u02b2 \/ m\u02b2o\u02d0\u027e\u02b2] = mind, memory, consciousness, awareness, reason, sensation, feeling, sense, meaning<br \/>\n<strong>meabhrach<\/strong> = mindful, reflective, thoughtful, intelligent, conscious, aware<br \/>\n<strong>meabhrach\u00e1n<\/strong> = memorial, record<br \/>\n<strong>meabhraigh<\/strong> = to commit to memory, remember, meditate, reflect, perceive, sense<br \/>\n<strong>meabhra\u00edocht<\/strong> = consciousness, awareness, thought, intelligence<br \/>\n<strong>meabhr\u00e1n<\/strong> = memorandum<br \/>\n<strong>meabhr\u00e1na\u00ed<\/strong> = day-dreamer, registrar<br \/>\n<strong>meabhr\u00fa<\/strong> = memorization, meditation, reflection, perception, feeling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>meomhair<\/strong> [mjo.\u026ar\u02b2] = memory, memorandum, (act of) thinking<br \/>\n<strong>me\u00f2mhraich<\/strong> [mj\u0254\u02d0r\u026a\u00e7] = (to) ponder, think of something, consider, contemplate, deliberate<br \/>\n<strong>me\u00f2mhrachadh<\/strong> [mj\u0254\u02d0r\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = pondering, thinking, considering, contemplating, deliberating<br \/>\n<strong>me\u00f2mhrachan<\/strong> [mj\u0254\u0303\u02d0r\u0259xan] = memo(randum), note<br \/>\n<strong>me\u00f2mhrachail<\/strong> [mj\u0254\u0303\u02d0r\u0259xal] = comtemplative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin <em>memoria<\/em> (memory, remembrance), from <em>memor<\/em> (mindful, remembering), either from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)mer-<\/em> (to think, remember), or from Proto-Italic <em>*memnos<\/em>, from Proto-Indo-European <em>*me-mn-os-<\/em>, from <em>*men-<\/em> (to think, mind, spiritual activity) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/mebuir#Old_Irish\">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>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for memory, to remember and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with an * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *kom-men- = memory Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) cuimne = memory cuimnigidir = to remember, recall cuman = remembered, memorable Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) cuimne, cumhna, coimne = memory, remembrance, memorial cuimmech, cuimhneach, cuimneach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,115,21,3,36,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,12,13,60,23,82,43,18,14],"tags":[52,80,51,145,48,47,53,49,250,251,55,50],"class_list":["post-8855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-greek-","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","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-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-italic","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-memory","tag-remember","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8855","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=8855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8857,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8855\/revisions\/8857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}