Celtic Word of the Day

This page provides daily words in the existing (and some extinct) Celtic languages. Formerly @CumbricWordOTD. Any corrections and discussions are very welcome!

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🌞 The word for 'summer' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: hañv
Breton (Middle): haff, haf
Breton (Old): ham
Common Celtic: *samo- (from Indo-European *sem-)
Cornish: haf, hav
Gaulish: samo-
Irish: samhradh
Irish (Old): sam
Manx: sourey
Scottish Gaelic: samhradh
Welsh: haf

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🌧️ The word for 'rain' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: glav
Breton (Middle): glau
Common Celtic: *glawā
Cornish: glaw
Cornish (Old): glau
Irish: báisteach, fearthainn
Irish (Old): baistech
Manx: fliaghey
Scottish Gaelic: uisge
Welsh: glaw

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@oldmankmc Aw diolch yn fawr, Kevin! :)

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Hi, guys! It's been a long time, happy to be back!

💐The word for 'spring' in various Celtic languages: Breton: nevezamzer
Brythonic: *u̯esantēno-
Celtic: *wesrakos
Cornish: gwenton
Cornish (Old): guaintoin
Irish: earrach
Scottish: earrach
Welsh: gwanwyn
Welsh (Old): guiannuin

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@eastwood8_je @RayMairead @teejay46664 How’s your Cumbric? 😊

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💕The word for 'affection' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: serc'h
Breton (Old): serch
Cornish: sergh/hegaredh
Irish: searc
Irish (Old): serc
Scottish Gaelic: seirc
Welsh: serch

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@iangardner13 That is horrific, I am so very sorry! Praying for Claire and for your family! 🙏

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🌳🌳 The word for 'birch' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: bezv
Common Brythonic: *betuā-
Common Celtic: *betuā-
Cornish: besow
Gaulish: *betuā-
Irish: beith
Manx: beih
Scottish Gaelic: beithe
Welsh: bedw

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🌊 The word for 'wave' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: tonn/gwagenn
Common Celtic: *tundā-
Cornish: tonn
Irish: tonn
Manx: tonn
Scottish Gaelic: tonn
Welsh: ton/gwaneg

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@EoinlyFans Ding-dong ditch 🇺🇸

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🐕 The word for 'dog' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: ki
Common Celtic: *kū
Cornish: ki
Cumbric: ci
Irish (Modern): madra
Irish (Old): cú
Manx: moddey/coo
Scottish Gaelic: cù
Welsh: ci

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@CelticWord Goolan in standard Cornish

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@CelticWord @ptarmiganthony Ynysoedd Gwylan off Aberdaron are home to several hundred pairs of Great-black Lesser Backs and and Herring Gulls.

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The word for 'seagull' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: gouelan/goélan
Common Celtic: *voilenno-
Cornish: golan
Irish: faoileán
Manx: foillan
Scottish Gaelic: faoileag
Welsh: gwylan

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#SnaST 44
inis [ˈinʲəsʲ] (ī, f) "island" https://t.co/gJcECNUSq7
Cogn: W ynys, LC enys, OB inis, enes, MB enes, NB enez, Vann. iniz "island"
Reco: PC *enistī- < pre-Clt *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂- "the one standing inside (the sea)"
Unusual in that it does not lenite a following word.

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🏝️ The word for 'island' in various Celtic languages:

Breton: enez
Cornish: enys
Cumbric: inis
Irish: oileán/inis
Manx: ellan/innys
Scottish Gaelic: eilean/innis
Welsh: ynys

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Berkshire presumably derives its name from the Cumbric word "barroc", meaning a spur in topography.

Irish: speir
Welsh: barrog (singular), barogau (plural)

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@sionrjones Very possibly the "dol" variations are not exclusive to Celtic. 🤔

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▪️ Eng: Meadow
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▪️ Brythonic:❓
▪️ Celtic: dolā / dholo-
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▪️ Cumb.: dol
▪️ Pict.: *dol
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▪️ Bre: pradenn
▪️ Cor: dōl
▪️ Gla: dail
▪️ Gle: móinéar
▪️ Glv: lheeannee
▪️ Wel: dôl

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@briglexuc Possibly! According to @geiriadur the Greek is δόλος so there may be an Indo-European root.