Celtic cognates

Celtiadur - a collection of Celtic cognates (includes definitions, pronunciation, etymologies, and older Celtic languages).

Words marked with an asterisk are archaic and/or used only in place names. The Cornish words shown are in the Standard Written Form (Furv Skrifys Savonek) of Cornish. The Breton words are in Peurunvan/Modern Standard Spelling.

Animals and other creatures

Gaeilge (Irish)	Gàidhlig (Gaelic)	Gaelg (Manx)	Cymraeg (Welsh)	Kernewek (Cornish)	Brezhoneg (Breton)	English
ainmhithe	ainmhidh		anifail	enyval	aneval	animal beast
beithíoch	beathach	baagh				animal beast
asal	asal	assyl	asyn	asen	azen	donkey ass
art*	arth		arth	arth	arzh	bear
mathúin	mathan	maghouin				bear
broc	broc	brock	broch	brogh	broc'h	badger
cat	cat	kayt	cath	cath	kath	cat
connín	coinean	conning	cwningen	konin	c'honikl	rabbit
dobahrcú	dobhar-chù	dooarchoo	dwrgi dyfrgi	dowrgi	dourgi	otter
fia	fiadh	feeaih				deer stag
cáirrfhiadh	càirfhiadh	çharroo	carw	karow	karv	deer stag
gabhar	gobhar	goayr	gafr	gavar	gavr	goat
gráinneog	gràineag	graynoge				hedgehog
iora	feòrag		gwiwer	gwiwer	gwiñver	squirrel
luch luchóg	luch	lugh	llyg llygoden	logosenn	logodenn	mouse shrew
faol* faolchú	faol faol-chù	filliu				wolf
bled*			blaidd	bleydh	bleiz	wolf
muc	muc	muc	mochyn (sg) moch (pl)	hogh mogh	moc'h	pig
nathair	nathair	aarnieu	neidr	nader	naer	snake
seangán	seangan	sniengan				ant
			morgrugyn	moryon	merion	ant
sionnach	sionnach	shynnagh				fox
			llwynog	lowarn	louarn	fox
eallach	eallaidh	ollagh				cattle cow
bó	bó	booa	buwch	bugh	buoc'h	cattle cow
tarbh	tarbh	tarroo	tarw	tarow	tarv	bull
lao	laogh	lheiy	llo	leugh	leue	calf
capall		cabbyl	ceffyl		kefel	horse stallion
				margh	marc'h
	each
láir	làir	laair				mare
			caseg	kasek	kazeg	mare
searrach	searrach	sharragh				foal
			ebol	ebel	ebeul	foal
caora	caora	keyrrey				sheep
			dafad	davas	dañvad	sheep
reithe	reithe	rea				ram
			hwrdd	hordh
					maout
uan	uan	eayn	oen	oen	oan	lamb
cú	cù	coo	ci	ki	ki	dog hound
madra madadh	madadh	moddey				dog hound
		gass gast	gast	gast	gast	bitch
coiléan	cuilean	quallian	colwyn	kolyn	kolen	puppy

Celtic cognates

Celtiadur - a collection of Celtic cognates (includes definitions, pronunciation, etymologies, and older Celtic languages).

Notes

Irish: cú means hound in Irish - dog is madra
Words with an asterisk are archaic or obsolete

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Links

Stòr-fhaclan Co-dhàimheil Ceilteach (Database of Celtic cognates) http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/scc/lorg.php

McBain's Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/

MAGUS: Multilingual Animal Glossary of Unveiled Synonyms http://www.informatika.bf.uni-lj.si/magus-celtic&basque.html

Information about Celtic languages

Breton, Celtiberian, Cornish, Cumbric, Gaulish, Irish, Lepontic, Lusitanian, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Tartessian, Welsh

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