{"id":3905,"date":"2025-05-10T13:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3905"},"modified":"2025-05-10T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:55:58","slug":"celtic-pathways-bearing-cradles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3905","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Bearing Cradles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Bearing Cradles\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-10T13:55:58+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M05S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for cradle, crib and related things in Portuguese and other languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *bereti means to carry or bear, and comes from Proto-Indo-European b\u02b0\u00e9reti (to be carrying), from *b...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_190\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3905-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.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\/cradle.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3905-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"cradle.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for <strong>cradle<\/strong>, <strong>crib<\/strong> and related things in Portuguese and other languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kylesatori\/4698343958\/in\/photolist-8abeYj-SCz4B5-2eHhmbC-2eMHzJ4-24bgDF6-2HH4BW-R2mdSc-SDAujd-2HH4n5-2HCJEB-2HCJmv-2HCKYe-2doXU4x-2eH6ZDL-2HCKJg-2HH4Zd-SDAM8y-7oywLs-2doXPK2-R7yYTz-d8PvHJ-R7yYKP-9dAHNC-2eGabJw-2eMHCUx-2eH6JRu-2doXQmH-EmiJu-R2kZtZ-2dFLWRA-7Qi3Qq-b52Ug-R2m14M-2eH6JVY-2eMHDvx-SCz7SJ-QZyQeH-5BhRMW-SDAteC-amDSDe-2eMHDP8-QZyTRH-2eQKf4k-R2k1La-2gpac3Z-9w5WX1-2mAqGxU-CPnpoA-ewHUxp-fu6iZY\" title=\"ber\u00e7o\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4010\/4698343958_d80bdc5ca5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" alt=\"ber\u00e7o\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*bereti<\/strong> means to carry or bear, and comes from Proto-Indo-European <em>b\u02b0\u00e9reti<\/em> (to be carrying), from <em>*b\u02b0er-<\/em> (to bear, carry) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/bereti\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>beir<\/strong> [b\u02b2\u025b\u027e\u02b2] = to bear, give birth to; lay (eggs) in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>beir<\/strong> [ber\u02b2] = to take hold; bring forth, bear, produce, carry in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>behr<\/strong> = to bear (give birth to) in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>beru<\/strong> = to flow, drip, drizzle in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>perthi<\/strong> = to bear, endure, put up with, stand, suffer, tolerate in Cornish (<em>not entirely sure about this one<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>bera\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8be\u02d0r\u00e3] = to drip, flow in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details of related words in the Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/01\/24\/birth\/\">Birth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root via Proto-Celtic <em>*bert\u0101<\/em> (bundle, burden ?), Gaulish <em>*berta<\/em> and Latin <em>berciolum<\/em> (cradle), include <strong>ber\u00e7o<\/strong> (cradle, crib, birthplace) in Portuguese, <strong>bressol<\/strong> (cradle) in Catalan, <strong>berceau<\/strong> (cradle, crib, birthplace, arch, vault) in French, and <strong>bers\u00e5<\/strong> (arbour, bower) in Swedish (borrowed from French) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ber%C3%A7o#Portuguese\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>barn<\/strong>, <strong>barrow<\/strong>, <strong>bear<\/strong>, <strong>berth<\/strong>, <strong>birth<\/strong> and <strong>burden<\/strong> and <strong>ferret<\/strong> in English, <strong>baren<\/strong> (to bear, give birth to, cause) in Dutch, <strong>brouette<\/strong> (wheelbarrow) in French, and <strong>B\u00fcrde<\/strong> (burden) in German [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/b%CA%B0er-\">source<\/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><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Bearing Cradles\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-10T13:55:58+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M05S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for cradle, crib and related things in Portuguese and other languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *bereti means to carry or bear, and comes from Proto-Indo-European b\u02b0\u00e9reti (to be carrying), from *b...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_191\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3905-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.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\/cradle.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3905-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cradle.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"cradle.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for cradle, crib and related things in Portuguese and other languages. The Proto-Celtic word *bereti means to carry or bear, and comes from Proto-Indo-European b\u02b0\u00e9reti (to be carrying), from *b\u02b0er- (to bear, carry) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: beir [b\u02b2\u025b\u027e\u02b2] = [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,115,122,37,47,20,56,23,117,24,6,4,50,36,1,27,94,59,5,28,30,7],"tags":[236,234,235,238,237,139,232,233,90,14,9,15,88,8,103],"class_list":["post-3905","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-german","category-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-swedish","category-welsh","tag-bear","tag-berceau","tag-berco","tag-birth","tag-burden","tag-celtic","tag-cradle","tag-crib","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-language","tag-music","tag-omniglot","tag-podcast","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3905","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=3905"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3908,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3905\/revisions\/3908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}