Words for thick and related things in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Proto-Celtic | *tegus = thick |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tiug [tʲiu̯ɣ] = thick, dense tiget = thickness |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | tiug = thick, dense, solid, density, press, crowd tiugaigid = to thicken |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | tiú = thick, dense tiubh [tʲuː / tʲʊ(w)] = thick, dense, closely set; fast tiubhaigh = to thicken, conventrate tiúchan = concentration |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | tiugh [tʲu] = thick; stout, portly, buxom; fat, viscous (paint); frequent strong>tiughachadh [tʲu.əxəɣ] = (act of) thickening, squeezing strong>tiughad(as) [tʲu.əd(əs)] = thickness strong>tiughaich [tʲu.ɪç] = thicken, squeeze strong>tiughalach [tʲu.əl̪ˠəx] = dregs |
| Manx (Gaelg) | chiu = stout, thick, heavy, blubber, thick-set ( hedge), strong (solution), whipped (cream), intense; foggy, turbid cheeid = thickness, density, grossness chiughey = to become heavy, to clot, to concentrate, to congeal, to thicken |
| Proto-Brythonic | *teɣ = thick |
| Old Welsh | teu = thick |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | tew, teỽ, tev = thick, strong, sturdy, deep teỽder, tewder thickness, depth, density, fatness tewet, tewhet, teỽet = thickness, depth, fat tewhau, tevhau = to make or become fat, to fatten, to thicken, to congeal |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | tew [teːu̯ / tɛu̯] = thick; made of thick cloth; strong, sturdy, powerful; deep tewder thickness, depth, density, fatness, corpulence, obesity, hardness (of hearing) tewed = thickness, depth, fat tewhad = fattening, thickening, coagulation, condensation tewhau = to make or become fat, to fatten, to thicken, to congeal |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | tew = thick, gross, fat, foggy tewder = thickness, grossness, fatness tewraga = to thicken |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | tew [tɛˑʊ] = fat, bulky, dense, thick, chubby tewder = bulk, consistency, density, thickness tewhe = to thicken, fatten |
| Middle Breton | teu, teo = thick, fat, big teuhat = to thicken, grow teuder, teoder = thickness, size |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | tev [ˈtew] = thick, fat, big, obese, opaque tevaat {teˈvɑːt] = to thicken, grow tevded [ˈtew.det] = thickness, size tevder [ˈtew.dɛr] = thickness, size tevdur = thickening, enlargment, coagulation |
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (thick), from *teg- (to cover) [source]. Words from the same roots include thick, protect, thatch, thug and tile in English, dik (thick, fat, cool, nice) in Dutch, dick (thick, fat) in German, tjock (thick, fat) in Swedish, tykky (thick snow or rime on trees) in Finnish, and deahkki (muscle) in Northern Sami [source].
| Proto-Celtic | *remros = fat, thick |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | remor [ˈr͈ʲeβ̃or] = fat, stout, thick |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | remor, reamur, remar = stout, thick, bulky, corpulent remraigid = to thicken, fatten, make stout |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | ramhar [ɾˠauɾˠ / ˈɾˠãuəɾˠ] = fat, thick ramharaigh = to fatten, thicken, batter, stupefy ramharú = fattening, coagulation, fulling, dulling stupefying, beating |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | reamhar [r̪ˠãũ.ər] = fat, plump, meaty, fleshy reamhrachd [r̪ˠɛ͂ũrəxg] = fatness, state of being overweight ro-reamhar = obese |
| Manx (Gaelg) | roauyr = fat, thick, stout, gross, bulky, plump, overweight roauyragh = fattening, fatness, fat person roauyraghey = to fatten, to thicken, to gain weight, fattening, thickening roauyrey = fat |
| Proto-Brythonic | *rreβ̃ = (?) |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | ref = thick, stout, great, large |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | rhef = thick, stout, great, large, bundle rhefder = thickness, stoutness, girth |
Etymology: unknown [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, TermOfis