{"id":9157,"date":"2026-03-25T16:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=9157"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:18:50","slug":"swallowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/03\/25\/swallowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Swallowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>to swallow<\/strong>, <strong>to gulp<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/michael_manitz\/37720056712\/in\/photolist-Ztc9Ho-MGVN3J-oHoU4N-GTj6Sg-Hbyn6K-9aadDm-KD5xSX-4uWvkP-GiryLL-vW9sf-26VN7mt-JLW9bY-2sDpXS-ZY5gY9-fiWDWw-D5YNDg-fkf3uZ-YHjrk9-Ymv8Rf-dwcRj2-29nd3Zb-g7XnoE-6U8XQp-25jxtdV-24GGPri-obMVhM-cKbWCm-KAZzSj-Lqpmnd-2DroV-2fcGkCX-2491oTj-8ZVL4X-2bkqTHz-H5XYEe-euYpgL-oMgBL9-dabZSv-LzYa4p-8ir1JR-9GJRLE-9VfVKk-s3oALt-c9V54E-26cr1gS-cyNa9A-jFzciF-jFyp1T-FGEzGP-puKZ2d\" title=\"Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius ...\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4464\/37720056712_28d37497eb_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius ...\"\/><\/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>*slunketi<\/strong> = to swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sluicid<\/strong> = to swallow<br \/>\n<strong>slucait<\/strong> [\u02c8sl\u032au.\u0261\u0259d\u0320\u02b2] = throat, gullet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish<\/th>\n<td><strong>sluicid. slocaid<\/strong> = to swallow, to engulf<br \/>\n<strong>slucait<\/strong> = the throat, gullet, swallow<br \/>\n<strong>slucud, slocud, slocod<\/strong> = act of swallowing, engulfing, chewing<br \/>\n<strong>sloicthech<\/strong> = devouring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>slog<\/strong> [s\u02e0l\u032a\u02e0\u0254\u0261] = gulp, swallow, draught, swig; to swallow, to engulf, to sink, to draw in, to recede, to absorb quickly, to accept eagerly, credulously<br \/>\n<strong>slogach<\/strong> = swallowing, engulfing, gulping, gluttonous<br \/>\n<strong>slogadh<\/strong> = to swallow<br \/>\n<strong>slogaide<\/strong> = gullet, swallow-hole<br \/>\n<strong>slogaire<\/strong> = swallower, gulper, glutton<br \/>\n<strong>slogaireacht<\/strong> =  swallowing, gulping, gluttony<br \/>\n<strong>slog\u00f3g<\/strong> = a gulp, swig, draught<br \/>\n<strong>slograch<\/strong> = sink-hole, sink (geological)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>slug<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ug] = swallow, gulp, slur<br \/>\n<strong>slugadh<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ug\u0259\u0263] = (act of) swallowing, gulping, swallow, gulp, slurring, slur<br \/>\n<strong>slugag<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ugag] = small gulp, small pool<br \/>\n<strong>slugaid<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ugad\u02b2] = throat, gullet, gully<br \/>\n<strong>slugaire<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ug\u026ar\u02b2\u0259] = glutton, heavy drinker<br \/>\n<strong>slugaist<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ug\u026a\u0283d\u02b2] = gulp, mouthful (of liquid)<br \/>\n<strong>slugan<\/strong> [sl\u032a\u02e0ugan] = gullet, oesophagus, vortex, gorge, gulf, gossip<br \/>\n<strong>sluganach<\/strong> = voracious, gluttonous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>slug<\/strong> = swig, swallow, draught<br \/>\n<strong>sluggey<\/strong> = to swallow, swig, slug, guzzle, devour, gulp, engulf; devouring, swallowing, gulping<br \/>\n<strong>sluggag<\/strong> = a swallow, gulp, swig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*llunk<\/strong> = swallow (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>llwngc, llwnc, llwng<\/strong> = gullet, oesophagus, thraot, draught, gulp<br \/>\n<strong>ll\u1efdngk, l\u1efdnck, llyngku, llyngcu<\/strong> = to swallow<br \/>\n<strong>llyngkedigaeth<\/strong> = fissure, gulf, chasm<br \/>\n<strong>llyncua<\/strong> = gullet, oesophagus, throat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>llwnc, llwng<\/strong> = gullet, oesophagus, thraot, draught, gulp<br \/>\n<strong>llyncu<\/strong> [\u02cc\u026c\u0259\u014bk\u0268\u031e \u02cc\u026c\u0259\u014bki] = to swallow (up), devour, cosume, gulp, eat up, drink up, assimilate, engulf, believe unquestioningly<br \/>\n<strong>llyncu mul<\/strong> = to sulk (&#8220;to swallow a mule&#8221;)<br \/>\n<strong>llyncadwy<\/strong> = ravenous, voracious, absorbable<br \/>\n<strong>llyncedig<\/strong> = swallowed, absorbed<br \/>\n<strong>llyncedigaeth<\/strong> = fissure, gulf, chasm<br \/>\n<strong>llyncfa<\/strong> = gullet, oesophagus, throat, pharynx, fauces, swallow, gulp, draught, fissue, gulf, chasm, bog, whirlpool<br \/>\n<strong>llync(i)ad<\/strong> = a swallowing, a gulp, swallow, draught, devouring, gulping down (<em>of food<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>llyncwr<\/strong> = one who swallows, swallower, drinker, gulper, devourer, destroyer, gullible person<\/td>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec \/ Kernuak)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lency, lenky<\/strong> = to swallow, to absorb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lenki<\/strong> = to swallow, absorb, take up<br \/>\n<strong>lonk<\/strong> = gullet, gully<br \/>\n<strong>lonkwolghi<\/strong> = to gargle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ro-luncas<\/strong> = to swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>loncaff, louncquaff<\/strong> = to swallow, to engulf, to devour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>lonk<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u0254\u0303\u014bk] = (the act of) swallowing<br \/>\n<strong>lonkad<\/strong> = draught, sip<br \/>\n<strong>lonkadeg<\/strong> = gluttony, drinking<br \/>\n<strong>lonkadenn<\/strong> = sip, draught, absorption<br \/>\n<strong>lonkadur<\/strong> = absorption, (the act of) swallowing<br \/>\n<strong>lonka\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u0254\u0303\u014b.k\u00e3] = to swallow, to absorb, to consume, to let escape<br \/>\n<strong>lonkek<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u0254\u0303\u014b.kek] = voracious, greedy<br \/>\n<strong>lonker<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u0254\u0303\u014b.k\u025br] = glutton, (intemperate) drinker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)lewg- *(s)lewk-<\/em>. Words from the same roots include <strong>slokken<\/strong>  (to swallow gluttonously) in Dutch, <strong>schlucken<\/strong> (to swallow, to gulp, to gobble up) in German, and <strong>szlug<\/strong> (cigarette) in Polish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/slunketi\">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 swallow, to gulp and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *slunketi = to swallow Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) sluicid = to swallow slucait [\u02c8sl\u032au.\u0261\u0259d\u0320\u02b2] = throat, gullet Middle Irish sluicid. slocaid = to swallow, to engulf slucait = the throat, gullet, swallow slucud, slocud, slocod = [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,81,61,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-dutch-nederlands","category-german","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-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157","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=9157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9158,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157\/revisions\/9158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}