{"id":3307,"date":"2024-03-30T16:15:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2024-03-30T16:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:29:35","slug":"celtic-pathways-fortified-dunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3307","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Fortified Dunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Fortified Dunes\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-30T16:15:15+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes.\n\n\n\nA dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic *d\u016bn(\u0101) (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch,  from Proto-Germanic *d\u016bnaz (accumulation,...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9680\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3307-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.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\/dunes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3307-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dunes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we uncover Celtic <strong>fortresses<\/strong> among the <strong>sand dunes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nigel_brown\/31933922157\/in\/photolist-2k1GAZm-2nCbeX8-2hemjEx-QDTGuM-2jbgXLV-ehGtxn-2akqqLq-2jbiTWu-BT3qnG-6D1cfr-2mzoniE-H1ENYR-H1Uoiu-2jCQGLs-ywacNu-3aa98D-2kc8b3B-2jbgYXN-2jbiTNU-66zzKu-4RdbYw-8DNnni-2jbmxMm-2jbjBVu-grFwFY-66viqM-2jbjCPZ-2jbmxUL-d2NhVW-2jbkVRD-H3A4AA-2jbjBGt-2g2tJzh-Fggo3t-2jbkWb6-5pvAvb-H6tY4V-VWBRq9-2GkeP5-FLpndE-2jbgZ8C-2jbkWgM-4ktch9-LwMfnR-GYjLea-2m7t5v4-28VaAYf-Gbwihv-PKpQiA-FNqKrV\" title=\"Killinallan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4866\/31933922157_1fddb510d5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" alt=\"Killinallan\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>dune<\/strong> is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic <em>*d\u016bn(\u0101)<\/em> (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch,  from Proto-Germanic <em>*d\u016bnaz<\/em> (accumulation, pile, heap, mound), or from Gaulish <em>dunum<\/em> (hill), from Proto-Celtic <em>*d\u016bnom<\/em> (stronghold, rampart), all of which come from Proto-Indo-European <em>*d\u02b0uHnom<\/em> (enclosure) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dune#English\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>d\u00fan<\/strong> [d\u032a\u02e0u\u02d0n\u02e0] (fort(ress), place of refuge, residence, house) in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>d\u00f9n<\/strong> [du\u02d0n] (fortress, heap) in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>doon<\/strong> [du\u02d0n] (fort, stronghold)  in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>din<\/strong> [d\u026an] (city, fortress, stronghold), and <strong>dinas<\/strong> (city) in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>din<\/strong> [di:n] (fort) in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>din<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u0129\u02d0n] (fortress) in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apart from <strong>dinas<\/strong> in Welsh, these words are mostly found in placenames, such as <strong>D\u00fan Dealgan<\/strong> (Dundalk) in Ireland, <strong>D\u00fan D\u00e8(agh)<\/strong> (Dundee) in Scotland, <strong>Dinbych<\/strong> (Denbigh) in Wales, <strong>Dinmeur<\/strong> (Dunmere) in Cornwall, and <strong>Dinan<\/strong> in Brittany.<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Celtic roots possibly include <strong>town<\/strong> and <strong>down<\/strong> (a [chalk] hill, rolling grassland) in English, <strong>tuin<\/strong> (garden, yard) in Dutch, <strong>t\u00fan<\/strong> (hayfield) in Icelandic, and <strong>\u0442\u044b\u043d<\/strong> [t\u0268n] (fence [especially one made of twigs]) in Russian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/d%C5%ABnom\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Words same PIE roots include <strong>dusk<\/strong>, <strong>dust<\/strong> and <strong>fume<\/strong> in English, <strong>dagg<\/strong> (dew) and <strong>dy<\/strong> (mud, mire, sludge) in Swedish, and <strong>fem<\/strong> (dung, manure) in Catalan [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic\/pinn\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/04\/18\/fortress\/\">Castles &#038; fortresses<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. 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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; Fortified Dunes\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-30T16:15:15+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes.\n\n\n\nA dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic *d\u016bn(\u0101) (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch,  from Proto-Germanic *d\u016bnaz (accumulation,...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9681\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3307-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.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\/dunes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3307-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/dunes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dunes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes. A dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic *d\u016bn(\u0101) (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *d\u016bnaz (accumulation, pile, heap, mound), or from Gaulish dunum (hill), from Proto-Celtic *d\u016bnom (stronghold, rampart), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,115,122,37,47,20,56,23,117,29,6,4,36,11,1,94,57,59,32,5,30,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-icelandic","category-irish","category-language","category-manx","category-music","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-russian","category-scottish-gaelic","category-swedish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307","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=3307"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3314,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions\/3314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}