Words for rain in Celtic languages:
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | baistech = rain, rainfall |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | báisteach = rain, rainfall |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | baisteach [baʃdʲəx] = baptismal, Baptist, rain |
| Manx (Gaelg) | Bashtagh = Baptist |
Etymology: from the Old Irish baithis (baptism), from the Latin baptisma (absolution, baptism).
| Irish (Gaeilge) | fearthainn = rain, rainfall |
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Etymology: from the Middle Irish ferthain (giving forth, pouring, showering), from the Old Irish feraid (to grant, afford, supply, pour, shower, shed).
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | fliuchad = (the act of) wetting |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | fliuchadh = wetting |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | fliuchadh [fluxəd] = degree of wetness, moistness |
| Manx (Gaelg) | fliaghey = rain |
Etymology: from the Old Irish fliuch (wet), from the Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (wet). Cognate with words for wet in all Celtic languages.
Other ways to refer to rain Scottish Gaelic include uisge (water), and fras (shower, rain).
| Proto-Celtic | *glawā = rain |
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| Welsh (Cymraeg) | glaw = rain, shower |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | glaw = rain |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | glav = rain |
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
Ways to say it’s raining
- Tá sé ag cur báisteach / básiti (Irish)
- Tá sé ag cur fearthainn (Irish)
- Tá sé ag cur (Irish)
- Tha an t-uisge ann (Scottish Gaelic)
- T’eh ceau fliaghey (Manx)
- T’eh ceau (Manx)
- Mae hi’n bwrw glaw (Welsh)
- Mae’n bwrw glaw (Welsh)
- Mae’n bwrw (Welsh)
- Yma ow kul glaw (Cornish)
- Hi a wra glaw (Cornish)
- Glav a ra (Breton)
Weather words in: Breton, Cornish, Irish and Welsh
Words for heavy rain in many languages
