Celtic cognates
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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 |
| asal |
asal |
assyl |
asyn |
asen |
azen |
donkey
ass |
| art* |
arth |
|
arth |
arth |
arzh |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| sionnach |
sionnach |
shynnagh |
|
|
|
fox |
|
|
|
llwynog |
lowarn |
louarn |
| eallach |
eallaidh |
ollagh |
|
|
|
cattle
cow |
| bó |
bó |
booa |
buwch |
bugh |
buoc'h |
| 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 |
| searrach |
searrach |
sharragh |
|
|
|
foal |
|
|
|
ebol |
ebel |
ebeul |
| caora |
caora |
keyrrey |
|
|
|
sheep |
|
|
|
dafad |
davas |
dañvad |
| reithe |
reithe |
rea |
|
|
|
ram |
|
|
|
hwrdd |
hordh |
|
| uan |
uan |
eayn |
oen |
oen |
oan |
lamb |
| cú |
cù |
coo |
ci |
ki |
ki |
dog
hound |
madra
madadh |
madadh |
moddey |
|
|
|
|
|
gass
gast |
gast |
gast |
|
bitch |
| coiléan |
cuilean |
quallian |
colwyn |
kolyn |
kolen |
puppy |
Adjectives |
Conjunctions |
Pronouns |
Verbs |
People |
Animals |
Birds |
Fish |
Parts of the body |
Colours |
Numbers |
Time expressions |
Musical terms |
Other words
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
A comparison of the six modern Celtic languages
Celtiadur - a dictionary of Celtic cognates
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