Words for hedgehog in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | gráineóg = hedgehog |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | gráinneog [ˈɡɾˠɑːnʲoːɡ] = hedgehog; bristly, short-tempered, person gráinneogach = like a hedgehog, bristly, short-tempered gráinneog thrá = sea urchin |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | gràineag [ˈgraːnʲag] = hedgehog gràineagach = of, or pertaining to, hedgehogs, like a hedgehog, bristly gràineag-mhara = sea urchin |
| Manx (Gaelg) | graynoge = hedgehog |
Etymology: from Old Irish gráin (hatred, abhorrence) and , from the Proto-Celtic gragnis (awful, terrifying, horrifying, loathsome), and óc (a diminutive suffix). The Yola word gra(a)nogue (hedgehog) comes from the same roots [source].
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | draenawc, draenog, draenoc = hedgehog, urchin; a cross-grained peevish person; perch, bass draenoc coet = hedgehog, urchin |
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| Welsh (Cymraeg) | draenog [ˈdrɑːɨ̯nɔɡ / ˈdrai̯nɔɡ] = hedgehog, urchin, procupine; a cross-grained peevish person; ferret, bittern, thorny, prickly draenog (y) coed = hedgehog, urchin draenog (y) môr = sea urchin draenogaidd = prickly draenoglyd = peevish, spiteful, testy draenogrwydd = irritableness, peevishness, petulance, thorniness, prickliness, spinosity |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | draeneg [ˈdrɛːnek / ˈdrẽːnek] = hedgehog, wolf, barbel |
Etymology: from draen (prickle, thorn), from the Proto-Celtic *dragino-, & -og/eg (a diminutive suffix) [source].
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | sarth = serpent, snake, scorpion, reptile |
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| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | sart, sort = urchin, hedgenhog |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | sort = hedgehog |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | sort = (?) |
Etymology: unkonwn
Other Breton words for hedgehog include heureuchin [hø.ˈrø.ʃin], which comes from French hérisson (hedgehog), avalaouer (“apple hunter”), laer-avaloù (“apple thief”) and paotr-pikoù (“pointy boy”) [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