Words for headlands, promontories and related things in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *ɸrossos/*frosto- = height, elevated land, (wooded) hill |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | ros = wood, height |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | ros [ɾˠɔsˠ] = wood, (wooded) headland, promontory rosach = wooded, promontoried |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | ros [r̪ˠɔs] = peninsula, promontory, wood, forest rosach = pertaining to or abounding in peninsulas/promontories; wooded, forested ros-eilean = wooded/forested island frith-eilean rosach = wooded islet |
| Manx (Gaelg) | ros = wood ros-cheyll = spinney |
| Proto-Brythonic | *rros = moor, heath |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | ros = moor, heath |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | rhos [r̥oːs] = (upland) moor, heath(land), down, meadow on high land, marshland, plain, wilderness, desert rhostir = moor(land), heath, marshland, plain, savannah, prairie, wilderness, desert |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | ros [ˈɹoːz] = hill-spur, moor, promontory |
| Middle Breton | ros = hillside, moor |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | roz = hillside, moor |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *prosth₂os (protruding), from *pro- (before) and *steh₂- (to stand) [source].
These words appear mainly in place names, such as Ros Comáin (Roscommon) and An Ros Mór (Rossmore) in Ireland, Ros an Iar (Wester Ross) in Scotland, and Penrhos in Wales and England.
| Proto-Celtic | *rendi- = point, peak |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | rind = point, peak |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | rinn = point, tip; top, apex; point of land, cape, promontory; pointed weapon, sharp-pointed instrument; last word of a verse-line rinneach = pointed, sharp, keen, biting rinnghéar = sharp-pointed rinnstua = pointed arch, ogive |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | rinn [r̪ˠiːn̪ʲ] = headland, promontory; acumen; apex, vortex, point rinneach = pointed; pertaining to a headland, promontory rinn snàthaid = point of a needle |
| Manx (Gaelg) | rinn = hook, rinn, ridge, foreland, point of a weapon rinn chorrylagh = coral reef rinn ughtee = bluff rinn yiarg = red-hot poker Yn Rinn Vooar = Great Barrier Reef |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | rin, rynn = cape, promontory, hill, tump |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | rhyn = cape, promontory, hill, tump; rigid, stiff, unyielding, steadfast, brave; turbulent, rough, fierce, threatening, terrible; cold, chilly, shivery penrhyn = cape, promontory, headland, point, peninsula, isthmus |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | rynn [ɹɪn] = cape, promontory, headland pennrynn, penryn = cape, promontory, headland, point, peninsula, isthmus |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | rinn = cape, promontory, headland |
Etymology: unknown [source]
It is not known whether the Irish word rinn (star, planet, heavenly body) comes from root.
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
