{"id":9091,"date":"2026-01-23T13:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=9091"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:39:06","slug":"change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/01\/23\/change\/","title":{"rendered":"Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>to change<\/strong>, <strong>to arrange<\/strong>, <strong>to repent<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/teflon\/5060141542\/in\/photolist-2k2Ae6g-2gLut-7Q6XJy-7Q3CRc-9Und44-2piFa3a-mHcoF6-2k54Fbm-eu21X-2hjhknY-2nWcBcE-2n3fYM1-2hDk6Kx-7Q6Xh7-7Q6Xv7-5ZAcSa-7iv1nU-ewpS66-2ku5ZPg-7CBuzw-4ahpto-eVJ4T-8H9xMG-4WqDEL-ycGrx-27fHjBG-eGKYh6-8FDjQD-d4a3wj-6p62z7-8pupv6-c8M22h-pFZ15p-h5oUTq-86DavZ-r4vkCN-2ogbPoi-RtLwn1-EAzcB-EutACL-5BnJMq-4GYfjp-dYLsaG-8pxzVE-8pxA5A-9u4Ys4-eheXK9-2hTzMja-hQRSP7-7Q3CAi\" title=\"CHANGE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4139\/5060141542_f4deafeeb6_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"CHANGE\"\/><\/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>*reketi<\/strong> = to arrange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ad\u00b7eirrig, ad\u00b7errig<\/strong> = to change, emend, repeat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ad-eirrig,  aitherrach, aithirge<\/strong> = to repeat, reiterate, change<br \/>\n<strong>aithrigid, aithr\u00edgad<\/strong> = to change, alter, move, repent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>athraigh<\/strong> [\u02c8a\u02d0h\u0259\u027e\u02e0\u026a\u025f \/ \u02c8a\u02d0h\u027e\u02e0i] = to change, alter, move, reduce<br \/>\n<strong>athr\u00e1ite<\/strong> = reiterated<br \/>\n<strong>athr\u00e1iteach<\/strong> = reiterative, talebearing<br \/>\n<strong>athraitheach<\/strong> = changeable, moveable, variant<br \/>\n<strong>aithraitheoir<\/strong> = mover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>attarradh<\/strong> [ah\u0259r\u032a\u02e0\u0259\u0263] = change, alteration, changing, varying, amendment, variation<br \/>\n<strong>attarrach<\/strong> [ah\u0259r\u032a\u02e0\u0259x] = stranger, alien, alteration, change<br \/>\n<strong>attarraich<\/strong> [ah\u0259r\u032a\u02b2\u026a\u00e7] = alter, change, modify, vary, convert, amend, modulate, fluctuate, transpose<br \/>\n<strong>attarrachadh<\/strong> [ah\u0259r\u032a\u02e0\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = altering, changing, modifying, varying, alteration, change, amendment, fluctuation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>arraghey<\/strong> = to change, digress, dislodge, adjorn; motion, move, removal, displacement<br \/>\n<strong>arraghys<\/strong> = variety, manoeuvre, variation of wind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>atrec, attrec<\/strong> = repentance, grief, a turning back, recovery, delay, delaying, respite<br \/>\n<strong>at(t)reg\u1efdch, attreguch, attregwch<\/strong> = grief, repentance, adversity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>atreg<\/strong> = repentance, grief, a turning back, recovery, delay, delaying, respite<br \/>\n<strong>atregwch<\/strong> = grief, repentance, adversity, delay, respite, prolonging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec \/ Kernuak)<\/th>\n<td><strong>edrec, eddrek, edrek<\/strong> = repentance, grief, sorrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>edrega<\/strong> = to regret<br \/>\n<strong>edregus<\/strong> = regretful, repentant<br \/>\n<strong>edrek<\/strong> = regret<br \/>\n<strong>edrygys<\/strong> = regretted, sorry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>azrec<\/strong> = compunction, contrition, repentance<br \/>\n<strong>azrecat<\/strong> = to repent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>azrek<\/strong> = compunction, contrition, repentance<br \/>\n<strong>azrekaat<\/strong> = to repent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(H)rek-<\/em> (to arrange, to set in order) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/reketi\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots possibly include <strong>\u0159\u00edct<\/strong> [\u02c8r\u031di\u02d0t\u0361st] (to say) in Czech, <strong>\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0430<\/strong> [r\u025b\u02c8k\u0264] (to say, tell, decide, think) in Bulgarian, <strong>\u0440\u0435\u0447\u044c<\/strong> [r\u02b2et\u0361\u0255] (speech, language, talk, word) in Russian, and <strong>rhegi<\/strong> [\u02c8r\u0325\u025b\u0261i] (to curse, swear) in Welsh [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic\/re%C5%A5i\">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 to change, to arrange, to repent and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *reketi = to arrange Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) ad\u00b7eirrig, ad\u00b7errig = to change, emend, repeat Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) ad-eirrig, aitherrach, aithirge = to repeat, reiterate, change aithrigid, aithr\u00edgad = to change, alter, move, repent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,134,16,132,26,75,19,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,10,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[342,52,80,341,51,145,48,47,53,49,343,55,50],"class_list":["post-9091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-belarusian--","category-breton","category-bulgarian-","category-kernewek-cornish","category-czech-cestina","category-english","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-irish-goidelc","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-arrange","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-change","tag-cornish","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-repent","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9091","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=9091"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9099,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9091\/revisions\/9099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}