Words for beaches, shores and related things in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *trāgi- = beach, low tide |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tráig = strand, shore, ebb tide tráigid = to ebb |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | tráigid = to ebb, recede |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | trá [t̪ˠɾˠɔːɟ/t̪ˠɾˠɔː/t̪ˠɾˠæːj] = beach, strand, seashore, low water leath-thrá = half-ebb (tide) trábhaile = town(land) along strand, seaside resort urtrá = foreshore |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | tràigh [traːj] = (sandy) beach, strand, shore, (sandy) riverbank; low tide muir-tràigh = low tide, low-water tràigh-ghainmhich = sandy beach tràigh-mhaoraich = beach where shellfish can be found tràigh reothairt = spring (ebb) tide |
| Manx (Gaelg) | traie [trɛi/trai] = beach, shore, sandy seashore, strand, neap tide bayr traie = seafront er-traie = ashore traie gheinnee = sands, sandy shore traie laaee / laaghey = mud flat traie sluggee = quicksand |
| Proto-Brythonic | *tragio = ebb |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | trei = ebb |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | trai = ebb tide, a draining treio = to ebb, fall, drain, recede, retreat, diminish, reduce, ease, abate trai a llanw = ebb and flow ar drai = on the ebb distyll trai = the low(est) ebb, low-water mark |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | trig = low tide |
| Old Breton | tre = ebb (tide) |
| Middle Breton | tré, tref = ebb (tide) |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | tre, trec’h = ebb, backward surge |
Etymology: possibly from the Latin tractus (stretch, tract of land) [source], from trahō (I drag, extract) from the Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to drag, pull) [source]
| Proto-Celtic | *traxtus = shore |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tracht = strand, shore |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | trácht = strand, beach (literary) |
| Proto-Brythonic | *traɨθ = beach, sand |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | traeth = beach |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | traeth [traːɨ̯θ/trai̯θ/traːθ] = beach, (sea)shore, strand, coast, estuary, region, area traeth awyr = cirrocumulus, mackerel sky traeth byw / gwyllt / sugn = quicksand traethwr = seaman, sailor |
| Old Cornish | trait = beach |
| Middle Cornish | traith, treath = beach |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | treth = beach, sand, seashore trethek = sandy trethor = ferryman trethvor = Riviera, seaside |
| Middle Breton | traez = sand |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | traezh [tʁɛs] = sand, beach traezhenn (sandy) beach traezherez = sandy, sandblaster, sand speader, gritter |
Etymology: possibly from the Latin tractus (stretch, tract of land), either directly, or via the Proto-Celtic *traxtus (shore) [source]
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, English – ProtoCeltic WordList (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic
