{"id":9207,"date":"2026-05-12T17:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=9207"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:59:58","slug":"directly-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/05\/12\/directly-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"Directly Straight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this post we&#8217;re looking at words for <strong>straight<\/strong>, <strong>direct<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/55135872569\/in\/dateposted\" title=\"Pier Garth \/ Bangor Pier\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55135872569_2312547b27_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Pier Garth \/ Bangor Pier\"\/><\/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>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00edriuch<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0320\u02b2i\u02d0.\u027e\u02b2ux] = direct, straight, straightforward, upright<br \/>\nstrong>d\u00edrgid<\/strong> = to direct, guide, straighten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00edriuch, d\u00edrech<\/strong> = direct, straight, straightforward, upright, just, right<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edrgas<\/strong> = righteousness, uprightness<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edrge, d\u00edrga<\/strong> = directing, straightness, directness<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edrgid<\/strong> = to straighten, to make straight, to direct, to aim, to guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00edreach<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u02b2i\u02d0\u027e\u02b2\u0259x \/ \u02c8d\u02b2i\u02d0\u027e\u02b2a(h)] = straight, straightforwardness, straight course; straight, direct, just, exact(ly)<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edr\u00edocht<\/strong> = straightness, directness, uprightness<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edritheach<\/strong> = directing, rectifying<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00edritheoir<\/strong> = director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>d\u00ecreach<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u02d0r\u02b2\u0259x] = straight, direct, just, directly, vertical, erect, upright, forthright<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00ecreachadh<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u02d0r\u02b2\u0259x\u0259\u0263] = (act of) making straight, straightening<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00ecreachd<\/strong> [d\u02b2ir\u02b2\u0259xg] = straightness<br \/>\n<strong>d\u00ecrich<\/strong> [d\u02b2i\u02d0r\u02b2\u026a\u00e7] = make straight, straighten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>jeeragh<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0292i\u02d0rax] = straight, straightforward, rigid, lineal, sincere, faithful, candid, honest, frank, direct, just, true, due, strict, exact, precise, erect, plumb, point-blank<br \/>\n<strong>jeereyder<\/strong> = director, straightener<br \/>\n<strong>jeerid<\/strong> = straightness, directness, strictness, sincerity, honesty<br \/>\n<strong>jeerys<\/strong> = right, straightness, justice, rigidity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Proto-Celtic <em>*rego-<\/em> (to extend, stretch, straighten), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2083r\u00e9\u01f5-u-s ~ *h\u2083r\u0325\u01f5-\u00e9w-s<\/em> (straight), from <em>*h\u2083r\u00e9\u01f5<\/em> (to straighten, to righten) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/d%C3%ADriuch#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE root possibly include <strong>reacht<\/strong> (law) in Irish, <strong>cyfraith<\/strong> (law) in Welsh, <strong>direzione<\/strong> (direction, way, course) in Italian, and <strong>adress<\/strong>, <strong>adroit<\/strong>, <strong>correct<\/strong>, <strong>direct<\/strong>, <strong>dress<\/strong>, <strong>regular<\/strong> and <strong>right<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%83re%C7%B5-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*<\/strong> = <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>seta<\/strong> = tall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>seta, seda<\/strong> = long, slender, graceful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>seada<\/strong> = long, slender, graceful (<em>graceful<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>syth, seth<\/strong> = straight, direct<br \/>\n<strong>sythu<\/strong> = to straighten, stand up, stiffen<br \/>\n<strong>sythter. sythder<\/strong> = straightness, erectness, rigidity, stiffness<br \/>\n<strong>sythyedic<\/strong> = fixed, stiffened, starched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>syth<\/strong> [s\u0268\u02d0\u03b8 \/ si\u02d0\u03b8] = straight, direct, immediate, upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular, steep, stiff, rigid, unbending, steady, righteous, honest<br \/>\n<strong>sythaf, sythu<\/strong> = to straighten, stand up, stiffen<br \/>\n<strong>sythder<\/strong> = straightness, erectness, rigidity, stiffness<br \/>\n<strong>syth(i)edig<\/strong> = fixed, stiffened, starched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>syth, seth<\/strong> = direct, upright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*s\u00edsdeti<\/em> (to be sitting down), from <em>*sed-<\/em> (to sit) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/syth#Welsh\">source<\/>]. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/sed-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>di\u0175yr, diwyr<\/strong> = straight, direct<br \/>\n<strong>diwyro<\/strong> = to straighten, turn back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>diwyr, di-\u0175yr<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u026a.\u028a\u0268\u032fr \/ \u02c8di\u02d0.\u028ai\u032fr]  = undeviating, straight, direct, unbiased, regular, constant, correct<br \/>\n<strong>diwyraf, diwyro<\/strong> = to straighten, turn back<br \/>\n<strong>diwyredd<\/strong> = straight, direct<br \/>\n<strong>diwyro<\/strong> = without deviating or bending, unswerving, unerring, straight, direct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>diwirhaval<\/strong> = unlikely, improbable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>diguis, diuir<\/strong> = cruel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>diwir<\/strong> [\u02c8diwir \/ \u02c8di\u0265\u02d0ir] = cruel, disloyal, unfair, false, deceitful<br \/>\n<strong>diwirdik<\/strong> = one who is not sensitive<br \/>\n<strong>diwirhe\u00f1vel<\/strong> = unbelievable, improbable<br \/>\n<strong>diwiridikaat<\/strong> = numb<br \/>\n<strong>diwirion<\/strong> = inauthentic, insincere, unrealistic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Brythonic <em>*gwu\u0268r<\/em>, from Proto-Celtic <em>*weiros<\/em> (crooked), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*weh\u2081iros<\/em> (turned, twisted), from <em>*weh\u2081y-<\/em> (to twist, wrap)   [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/g%C5%B5yr\">source<\/a>]. See also the post about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/06\/22\/crooked\/\">Crooked<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/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:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/browse?field_word_value=penn\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wales.ac.uk\/Resources\/Documents\/Research\/CelticLanguages\/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf\">English &#8211; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/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>In this post we&#8217;re looking at words for straight, direct and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) d\u00edriuch [\u02c8d\u0320\u02b2i\u02d0.\u027e\u02b2ux] = direct, straight, straightforward, upright strong>d\u00edrgid = to direct, guide, straighten Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) d\u00edriuch, d\u00edrech = direct, straight, straightforward, upright, just, right d\u00edrgas = righteousness, uprightness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,21,83,3,22,5,6,37,7,10,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[52,80,51,411,145,48,47,53,49,55,410,50],"class_list":["post-9207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-cornish","tag-direct","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-straight","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207","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=9207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9208,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207\/revisions\/9208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}