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.
Words for people, relatives and professions
Gaeilge
(Irish) |
Gàidhlig
(Gaelic) |
Gaelg
(Manx) |
Cymraeg
(Welsh) |
Kernewek
(Cornish) |
Brezhoneg
(Breton) |
English |
| pobail |
pobaill |
pobbyl |
pobl |
pobel |
pobl |
people
community |
| muintir |
muinntir |
mooinjer |
|
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|
| slua |
sluagh |
sleih |
llu |
lu |
lu |
people
horde
force |
| duine |
duine |
dooinney |
dyn |
den |
den |
man
husband
person |
| fear |
fear |
fer |
gŵr |
gour |
gour |
| bean |
bean |
ben |
benyw
menyw |
ben
benyn |
e-ben |
woman
wife |
| frac* |
|
|
gwraig |
gwrek |
gwreg |
| mac |
mac |
mac |
mab |
mab |
mab |
son
boy |
| iníon |
nighean |
inneen
'neen |
|
|
|
daughter
girl |
|
smarach
(lad) |
|
merch |
myrgh |
merc'h |
| buachaill |
buachaill |
bochilley |
bugail |
bugel |
bugel |
boy
child
shepherd |
| bard |
bàrd |
bard |
bardd |
bardh |
barzh |
bard
poet |
| file |
filidh |
feelee |
|
|
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seer
poet |
| rí |
rìgh |
ree |
rhi |
|
ri* |
king |
|
|
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brenin |
bretyn*
bryntyn* |
brientin* |
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|
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mechdeyrn
mychdeyrn
machdeyrn |
metern
myghtern |
machtiern* |
|
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|
roue |
| tiarna |
tighearna |
çhiarn |
teyrn |
tern* |
tiern |
lord
ruler
king |
| cailleach |
cailleach |
caillagh |
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|
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old woman
hag
witch |
| frac* |
|
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gwrach |
gwragh |
gwrac'h |
| dochtúir |
dotair |
doghtoor |
|
|
|
doctor
physician
surgeon
healer |
| lia |
lèigh
lighiche |
lhee |
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meddyg |
medhek |
mezeg |
| saor |
saor |
seyr |
saer |
ser |
|
craftsman
carpenter
mason |
Adjectives |
Conjunctions |
Pronouns |
Verbs |
People |
Animals |
Birds |
Fish |
Parts of the body |
Colours |
Numbers |
Time expressions |
Musical terms |
Trees |
Other words
Celtiadur - a collection of Celtic cognates (includes definitions, pronunciation, etymologies, and older Celtic languages).
Notes
- * 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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