{"id":3526,"date":"2024-08-31T14:35:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2024-08-31T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:35:37","slug":"celtic-pathways-groovy-furrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3526","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Groovy Furrows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Groovy Furrows\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-31T14:35:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we're looking at Celtic words for furrow, trench, ditch and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *\u0278rik\u0101 means furrow and comes from Proto-Indo-European *pr\u0325keh\u2082 (furrow),...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9031\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3526-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.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\/furrow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3526-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"furrow.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we&#8217;re looking at Celtic words for <strong>furrow<\/strong>, <strong>trench<\/strong>, <strong>ditch<\/strong> and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/colinsd40\/27493742557\/in\/photolist-HTwBN6-7AuZZV-2eiSwE8-q2Cobr-74Zqp3-4GSf4g-2gJQKjW-sbXZAK-9o1PhY-JWgZCa-2kTkWGg-6geDuK-xGRqo5-2MDBnL-dhh1b9-PmxrKc-7y3eoH-2m2qtQj-2oKQhEU-7TgFeJ-ekNMzz-9sCPfD-EZ2ii3-2nmpLjA-2nmwiLU-2kFNo8Z-2pg6RCG-25fgs-ociPBk-9ig1D9-dhCo8W-2e62kj6-2nxDcPF-4Ndajz-fEr4bS-fEr48h-fEr4JQ-fE9tRp-fE9tJ2-fEr4BC-fEr3TL-fE9sSi-fE9tA4-74woaW-8GVrQe-2n6BxtC-2q8SV1i-ah6M4r-ztJN8R-8DXPEn\" title=\"Furrowed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/902\/27493742557_fce44ca279_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Furrowed\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*\u0278rik\u0101<\/strong> means <strong>furrow<\/strong> and comes from Proto-Indo-European <em>*pr\u0325keh\u2082<\/em> (furrow), from <em>*per\u1e31-<\/em> (to open, rip up, dig) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C9%B8rik%C4%81\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>eitre<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025bt\u02b2\u0259\u027e\u02b2\u0259] = furrow, groove, ridge in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>eitre<\/strong> = trench, furrow in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>eerey<\/strong> = furrow length, plough length in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>rhych<\/strong> [r\u0325\u0268\u02d0\u03c7\/r\u0325i\u02d0\u03c7] = trench, ditch, furrow, groove, wrinkle, cleft, cleavage in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>reg<\/strong> = line, furrow in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic roots, via Gaulish <strong>*rik\u0101<\/strong> (furrow) and Latin <strong>riga<\/strong> (line, stripe), include <strong>raie<\/strong> (stripe, parting, line) in French, <strong>porca<\/strong> (ridge between furrows) in Italian, <strong>alporquia<\/strong> (layering) in Portuguese, <strong>porcoi<\/strong> (haystack, heap, pile, bunch) in Romanian, and <strong>erreka<\/strong> (river, stream, ravine) in Basque [<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:indo-europ%C3%A9en_commun\/*pr%CC%A5%E1%B8%B1-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>furrow<\/strong>, <strong>farrow<\/strong> and <strong>pig<\/strong> in English, <strong>Furche<\/strong> (furrow) in German, <strong>f\u00e5ra<\/strong> (furrow, groove) in Swedish,  <strong>porsas<\/strong> (piglet, pork) in Finnish, and <strong>arc<\/strong> [a\u027e\u02e0k] (piglet) in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/per%E1%B8%B1-#Root_2\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/overdozoverdoz\/47949904648\/in\/photolist-2g4aN6W-2oSo1qK-2onAhY4-2oSMCj3-2oSoXZZ-2njenTQ-2oKzwhg-2kFZYZy-2gi2TsY-Xvrdm2-2hxTNML-2pjxF4n-WLRQR7-2q6C2wj-28Nm1H9-2nxr6Ta-2q88Bev-2pm4QHc-XxpRqb-2gFnrEK-XgzTC6-2oLhHm7-2iBAZ1N-YE4rnT-Y3LVBH-Y2TDRs-5sBKUz-2mrhSNw-HPqL3X-5oJUk2-2qakhsa-etWwCv-YBqWQY-rc1mwx-23hpxQg-XdvA1Z-XD67Cb-2i1LdgM-2iBwDGG-Y3LV5v-6F3asd-XC7Esd-XVMdqf-XUbUpt-XxpRQu-2q6A2S4-2kGWApi-2mTWJMP-2nxou3p-gdVph\" title=\"Orkney Islands\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47949904648_37db11b330_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Orkney Islands\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orkney.com\/\">Orkney Islands<\/a> get their name from Old Norse <em>Orkneyjar<\/em> (&#8220;seal islands&#8221;), from Old Norse <em>\u00f8rkn<\/em> (seal) and <em>ey<\/em> (island). The <em>\u00f8rkn<\/em> part is thought to be a misinterpretation of the Pictish name <em>orc<\/em> (piglet), which ultimately comes from the PIE root <em>*per\u1e31-<\/em> (to dig, etc) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Orkney#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/08\/31\/furrowed-trenches\/\">Furrowed Trenches<\/a> and related tools 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>. 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<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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; Groovy Furrows\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-31T14:35:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we're looking at Celtic words for furrow, trench, ditch and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *\u0278rik\u0101 means furrow and comes from Proto-Indo-European *pr\u0325keh\u2082 (furrow),...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9032\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3526-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.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\/furrow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3526-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/furrow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"furrow.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we&#8217;re looking at Celtic words for furrow, trench, ditch and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots. The Proto-Celtic word *\u0278rik\u0101 means furrow and comes from Proto-Indo-European *pr\u0325keh\u2082 (furrow), from *per\u1e31- (to open, rip up, dig) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: eitre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,38,122,20,125,23,117,24,6,4,50,36,11,1,27,94,59,116,30,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basque-euskera","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-english","category-finnish-suomi","category-french","category-gaulish","category-german","category-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-music","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-romanian-limba-romana","category-swedish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3526"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3530,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions\/3530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}