{"id":2596,"date":"2023-02-25T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T14:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2023-02-25T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T14:20:07","slug":"celtic-pathways-hurdles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2596","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Hurdles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Hurdles\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-25T14:20:06+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re looking into words for hurdle and related things.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kl\u0113t\u0101 means palisade or hurdle, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *\u1e31ley- (to lean) [Source].\n\nRelated words in the modern Celtic language include:\n...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3542\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2596-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2596-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hurdles.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re looking into words for <strong>hurdle<\/strong> and related things.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/irishjaunt\/6542836051\/in\/photolist-aYaKd8-ccYHeL-acxeKK-fc6AwL-bVAirD-efXCBv-fQJUSS-f1ZuSY-rc2YxW-9TLarT-fQJTtJ-f6g6x9-KtUxH3-d23kx-a8K1VR-EX6j4y-fMQjnt-ccXzCq-a8MKsd-9JaNcw-a16Rnf-fMQoKz-ccYGGC-e9t9wt-fMfT9r-a16RaL-aaN1Ww-9HKgim-LguVjQ-fN82Xo-iEgKDp-e9t83B-a8JYip-bVy3PR-a8MPzY-2hVESkE-25oV7Na-a8JSdF-fawwvc-ccYFvj-aczRgq-8j8BSP-iEhM6t-fNFidp-KtUDXh-of3rZr-5B7Ss6-LqRoBe-8seFKz-9BJBd5\" title=\"Dublin at Christmas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7029\/6542836051_bf7b1362ac_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dublin at Christmas\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*kl\u0113t\u0101<\/strong> means palisade or hurdle, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*\u1e31ley-<\/em> (to lean) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/%E1%B8%B1ley-#Etymology_2\">Source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic language include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>cliath<\/strong> [kl\u02b2i\u0259] = wattled, latticed, frame, hurdle, phalanx, staff or a (musical) stave in Irish. Also found in Baile \u00c1tha Cliath, the Irish name for Dublin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>cliath<\/strong> [kli\u0259] = grid, lattice, grate, grating, shoal (of fish), hurdle, harrow, stockade, or (musical) stave in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>cleeah<\/strong> = lattice, wicker, fret, darn, stave, staff, grid, stretcher, grate, grating, criss-cross or school of fish in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>clwyd<\/strong> [klu\u02d0\u0268\u032fd] = movable hurdle, wattle, lattice, rack, crate, gate, door; protection, cover or defence in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>kloos<\/strong> =  fence or rack in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>kloued<\/strong> = fence, barrier, gate, railings, grating or grid in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via Gaulish and Latin, include <strong>claie<\/strong> (wicker rack, trellis, hurdle) in French and <strong>cheda<\/strong> (wattled laterals at the base of a traditional cart) in Galician [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/land%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>client<\/strong>, <strong>climate<\/strong>, <strong>clinic<\/strong>, <strong>incline<\/strong> and <strong>lean<\/strong> in English, <strong>leunen<\/strong> (to lean) in Dutch, <strong>lehnen<\/strong> (to lean) in German, <strong>chin\u00e0re<\/strong> (to bend) in Italian, and <strong>clemente<\/strong> (lenient) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*%E1%B8%B1ley-_(incline)\">source<\/a>], <strong>cl\u00e9<\/strong> (left) and <strong>cleith<\/strong> (pole, cudgel, wattle) in Irish, <strong>cledd<\/strong> (left hand\/side) in Welsh and related words in Celtic languages [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/03\/left-north\/\">more details<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>You can be find more details of words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2021\/08\/04\/hurdle-fences\/\">Hurdle Fences<\/a> in Celtic languages on the Celtiadur, a blog where I explore connections between Celtic languages in more depth. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Hurdles\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-25T14:20:06+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re looking into words for hurdle and related things.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kl\u0113t\u0101 means palisade or hurdle, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *\u1e31ley- (to lean) [Source].\n\nRelated words in the modern Celtic language include:\n...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3543\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2596-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2596-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/hurdles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hurdles.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re looking into words for hurdle and related things. The Proto-Celtic word *kl\u0113t\u0101 means palisade or hurdle, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *\u1e31ley- (to lean) [Source]. Related words in the modern Celtic language include: cliath [kl\u02b2i\u0259] = wattled, latticed, frame, hurdle, phalanx, staff or a (musical) stave in Irish. Also found in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,37,47,20,56,23,143,117,6,12,4,50,36,1,94,59,5,28,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-galician-galego","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}