{"id":2767,"date":"2023-05-26T16:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T16:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:21:02","slug":"celtic-pathways-berets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2767","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Berets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Berets\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-26T16:01:04+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re uncovering the Celtic origins of the word beret.\n\n\n\nA beret [\u02c8b\u025b\u0279.e\u026a\/b\u0259\u02c8\u0279e\u026a] is:\n\n \tA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.\n\nIt comes from...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5679\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2767-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.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\/beret.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2767-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"beret.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re uncovering the Celtic origins of the word <strong>beret<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lezzles\/3293779388\/in\/photolist-624tRN-AR82jL-7Bbsbm-K6inkh-4BHwDJ-8VEm4Y-4cAfvJ-4cAeXA-4DNx3v-65RzFK-4cweG8-2kqNBqt-qn7sZr-4cDHxx-24rMAvr-5fz5yz-7XzLdF-9wFCer-2kxVfmf-8VBiZb-4qj3WY-7RPQW-bBKtf6-4sHUXi-4qj3gN-4qj34d-aouBQ-4qj58j-8isaex-4qf1jt-9FTdCJ-FMrX8-4qeYw2-4qj3RQ-9vSCdQ-4qeZgr-aouCp-4qeZfB-4qj3T9-4p8nYA-4qeYxM-4qj3f9-cbWW1J-5T6bG6-4qeYzx-9vSzF3-9vPzo6-4qj3Uo-5TafZJ-4qf1kP\" title=\"F\u00eate du Boeuf Gras \u00e0 Bazas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3509\/3293779388_1201e7a1f4_z.jpg\" alt=\"F\u00eate du Boeuf Gras \u00e0 Bazas\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A beret [\u02c8b\u025b\u0279.e\u026a\/b\u0259\u02c8\u0279e\u026a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the French <strong>b\u00e9ret<\/strong> (beret), from the Occitan (Gascon) <strong>berret<\/strong> (cap), from the Medieval Latin <em>birretum<\/em> (a kind of hat), from the Late Latin <em>birrus<\/em> (a large hooded cloak, a cloak to keep off rain, made of silk or wool), from the Gaulish <em>birrus<\/em> (a coarse kind of thick woollen cloth; a woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head), from the Proto-Celtic <em>*birros<\/em> (short), the origins of which are not known [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/beret#English\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Descendents in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>bearr<\/strong> [b\u02e0\u0251\u02d0\u027e\u02e0] = to clip, cut, trim, shave, skim (milk), crop or pare (photos) in Irish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>be\u00e0rr<\/strong> [ba\u02d0r\u032a\u02e0] = to shave, cut (hair), clip, shear or prune in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>baarey<\/strong> = to bare, clip, cut, dress, poll, prune, shave or trimmed in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>byr<\/strong> [b\u0268\u031er\/b\u026ar] = short, brief or concise in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>berr<\/strong> [b\u025b\u0279] = short or brief in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>berr<\/strong> = short in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other words from the Proto-Celtic root <em>*birros<\/em>, via Latin and Gaulish, include <strong>biretta<\/strong> (a square cap worn by some Roman Catholic priests) and <strong>berretto<\/strong> (beanie, cap) in Italian, <strong>barrete<\/strong> (biretta, cap) in Portuguese, <strong>birrete<\/strong> (biretta) in French, and <strong>\u03b2\u03af\u03c1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> [\u02c8\u03b2ir.ros] (a type of cloak or mantle) in Ancient Greek [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/birros\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pbr-photos\/6698693051\/in\/photolist-bcWy4M-a22ATm-82jU9a-bo3jFW-9qDNYi-7KE41N-2jkVPGN-2gQj2Vg-bSgT2D-7zsCiF-8LUUk7-cpQFHh-c9XD9W-fZhEzq-G4nEws-eKfhG1-9uVfdr-fZhZYT-aHRmRp-bUPA8P-f7zzsR-J3542Y-eFLrH-cPfnSN-4Z8kCW-JmrAqE-4X1H5T-qW2cem-4X1G9V\" title=\"Biretta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7028\/6698693051_78349205ee_z.jpg\" alt=\"Biretta\" width=\"640\" height=\"435\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, words from <strong>beret<\/strong> in Celtic languages include: <strong>bair\u00e9ad<\/strong> (beret, biretta, cap, hat, bonnet) in Irish, <strong>beeray<\/strong> or <strong>bayrn Frangagh<\/strong> (\u201cFrench cap\/hat\u201d) in Manx, <strong>bere(t)\/bered<\/strong> in Welsh, and <strong>b\u00e9ret\/bered\/boned<\/strong> in Breton.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more details of these words on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/05\/26\/short-cuts\/\">Celtiadur<\/a> blog. 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Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Berets\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-26T16:01:04+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we\u2019re uncovering the Celtic origins of the word beret.\n\n\n\nA beret [\u02c8b\u025b\u0279.e\u026a\/b\u0259\u02c8\u0279e\u026a] is:\n\n \tA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.\n\nIt comes from...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5680\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2767-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.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\/beret.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2767-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/beret.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"beret.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we\u2019re uncovering the Celtic origins of the word beret. A beret [\u02c8b\u025b\u0279.e\u026a\/b\u0259\u02c8\u0279e\u026a] is: A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. It comes from the French b\u00e9ret (beret), from the Occitan (Gascon) berret (cap), from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,37,20,56,23,117,6,12,4,50,36,11,1,27,94,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-music","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-scottish-gaelic","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767","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=2767"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3057,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions\/3057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}