This page contains adjectives that are cognate in all or most of the six modern Celtic languages.
Click on the English versions that are links and you will be taken to the Celtiadur, where you can see what each word means, and how some of them are pronounced. There are also details of related words and expressions, and words in older versions of the Celtic languages, such as Middle Welsh and Old Irish. More Celtic Cognates
These words are cognate in all six Celtic languages.
Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
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ard | àrd | ard | ardd | arth | arz | high |
beag | beag | beg | bach bychan |
byghan | bihan | small |
bodhar | bodhar | bouyr | byddar | bodhar | bouzar | deaf |
bréan | breun | breinn | braen | breen | brein | rotten |
cam | cam | cam | cam | kamm | kamm | crooked bent curve |
cruinn | cruinn | cruinn | crwn | krenn kern |
krenn | round |
droch | droch | drogh | drwg | drog | drouk | bad evil |
eile | eile | elley | ail | eyl | eil | other second |
fia | fiadh | feie | gŵydd | goodh | gouez | wild |
fíor | fìor | feer | gwir | gwir | gwir | true |
fliuch | fliuch | fliugh | gwlyb | gleb glyb |
gleb | wet |
Gael | Gàidheal | Gael | Gwyddel | Godhal | Gouezel | Gael Irish person |
glan | glan | glen | glân | glan | glan | clean clear |
íseal | ìosal | injil ishil* |
isel | isel | izel | low |
lán | làn | lane | llawn | leun | leun | full |
leathan | leathann | lhean | llydan | ledan | ledan | wide broad |
maith | math | mie | mad* | mas* | mat/mad | good |
maoin | maoin | mayn | mwyn | muin | maon | gift gentle thin |
maol | maol | meayl | moel | mool | moal | bald bare |
mór | mòr | mooar | mawr | meur | meur | big large great |
nua | nuadh | noa | newydd | nowydh | nevez | new |
óg | òg | aeg | ifanc | yowynk yonk |
yaouank | young |
sean | sean | shenn | hen | hen | hen | old |
tiubh | tiugh | çhiu | tew | tew | tev | thick |
uasal | uasal | ooasle | uchel | ughel | uhel | high noble |
These words are cognate in some of the Celtic languages.
Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
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amh | amh | aw | of | raw crude |
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bog | bog | bog | boug | soft tender |
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bras* | bras | bras | bras | great big bulky |
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brón | bròn | bran | brwyn | sad | ||
caol | caol | keyl | cul | kul | narrow | |
chwech | hweg | c'hwek | sweet delicate |
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daor | daor | deyr | servile unfree expensive |
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dara | dala | derrey | second | |||
drúth | drùth | drud | drudh | fool dear cherished |
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fial | fial | feoilt | gŵyl | modest seemly |
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fiar | fiar | gŵyr | gwarr | gwar | crooked bent curve |
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labhar | labhar | llafar | lavar | lavar | talkative | |
llawen | lowen lowenek |
laouen | happy merry |
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mear | mear | merre | miri | meri | quick fast lively |
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meddal | medhel | med(d)al* | soft tender |
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milis | milis | millish | melys | melys | sweet | |
rhydd | rydh | rid* | free cheap |
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saor | saor | seyr | free cheap |
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sona | sona | sonney | happy merry |
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sych | sygh segh |
sec'h | dry | |||
tirim | tioram | çhirrym | dry | |||
trist | trist | trist | sad | |||
trom | trom | trome | trwm | heavy | ||
úr | ùr | oor | ir | yr | new fresh verdant |
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A collection of Celtic cognates, with definitions, pronunciation, etymologies - includes the modern Celtic languages, older versions of these languages, such as Middle Welsh, Old Irish, and their extinct and reconstructed relatives and ancestors, including Gaulish, Celtiberian, Proto-Brythonic and Proto-Celtic.
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