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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.
Words marked with an asterisk are archaic and/or used only in place names. The Cornish words shown are in the Standard Written Form (Furv Skrifys Savonek) of Cornish. The Breton words are in Peurunvan/Modern Standard Spelling.
Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) | Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English (Latin) |
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éan | eun | eean | edn* aderyn |
edhen | evn | bird chick fowl |
labous | ||||||
fuiseog | uiseag | ushag | bird (sky)lark (alauda) |
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ehedydd hedydd |
evidit* | ehuedez* | ||||
ahwesydh | alc'hweder | |||||
bran | bran | brân | bran | bran | crow raven crake grebe |
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feannóg | feannag | fannag | ||||
fiach | fitheach | feeagh | gwyach | |||
clamhán | clamhan | clowan | buzzard (buteo buteo) |
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boda bwncath |
bargos | baou | ||||
searrach-ruadh | shirragh shyrragh-ruy |
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stannaire | stannair | |||||
cnagaire | cnag | woodpecker (piciformes) |
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snag darach | snoggeyder | |||||
caseg | kasek | kazeg koad | ||||
cnocell (y coed) | ||||||
coileach | coileach | kellagh | ceiliog | kulyek | kilhog | cockerel rooster |
cearc | cearc | kiark | hen chicken |
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eireog | eireag | earrag | iar | yar | yar | |
colm colmán |
calman colman |
calmane colmane |
colomen clomen |
kolom | koulm koulom |
pigeon dove (columba) |
pichon | ||||||
corr | corra | coar | crychydd | kerghydh | kerc'heiz | (grey) heron stork crane |
crëyr | *querhair | |||||
druid | druid | truitlag | drudwy | trojen | tred tridig |
starling (sturnus vulgaris) |
eala | eala | olla(y) | alarch | alargh | alarc'h | swan (cygnus) |
fáinleog áinleog |
fainnleag ainnleag |
gwennol | gwennol | gwennel | swallow swift martin |
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gabhlán gabhlán gaoithe |
gòbhlan gobhlan-gaoithe |
gollan gollan geayee |
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faoileán faoileog |
faoileann faoileag |
foillan foilleig fooilleig |
gwylan | golan | gouelan | seagull (larus) |
gé | gèadh | guiy | gwydd | goedh | gwaz | goose (anser branta) |
gealbhan | gealbhonn | gialloon giallun giallyn jallyn |
golfan | golvan | golvan | sparrow (passer domesticus) |
sparroo | ||||||
aderyn y to | ||||||
iolar | iolair | urley | eryr | er | erer | eagle (aquila) |
lacha | lach | laagh | duck swan |
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tonóg | tunnag | thunnag | ||||
aí, a(o)i | ai | hwyaden | hos | houad | ||
lon lon dubh |
lon lòn-dubh |
lhondoo lhonnag |
blackbird (turdus merula) thrush ouzel |
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smólach | smeòrach smèarach smaolach |
mwyalch | molgh molgh dhu |
moualc'h moualc'h zu |
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truis | druid | treshlen | tresglen | dresk | ||
scréachóg scréachóg choille |
sgreuchag sgreuchag-choille |
screeaghag screeaghag cheylley |
sgrechog (y)sgrech y coed |
jay (garrulus glandarius) |
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kegin | kegin kegin-derv |
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seabhac | seabhag | shawk shirragh |
hebog gwalch |
hok | gwalc'h | falcon hawk |
fabhcún | faolchon | ffawcwn ffawlcwn |
falghun | falc'hun | ||
snag breac meaig |
athaid | pieanat | pioden | piasenn | pig | magpie (pica pica) |
spideog | brù-dhearg nighidh pigidh roban-roid |
spittag | brongoch | rudhek | boc'hruz | robin (erithacus rubecula melophilus) |
comhachag | cuan | kowann cowan |
kaouenn | owl | ||
ulchabhán | ullaid | hullad | oula | |||
cailleach oíche | cailleach-oidhche | caillagh oie | ||||
tylluan | toud | |||||
gwdihŵ |
Geirfa Natur (Nature Glossary) - words for animals, birds, fish and other creatures in the modern Celtic language (Excel format, provided by Gwyn Harrison)
Adjectives | Conjunctions | Pronouns | Verbs | People | Animals | Birds | Sea creatures | Parts of the body | Colours | Numbers | Time expressions | Musical terms | Trees | Weather | Other words
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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Stòr-fhaclan Co-dhàimheil Ceilteach (Database of Celtic cognates)
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/scc/lorg.php
McBain's Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language
http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/
MAGUS: Multilingual Animal Glossary of Unveiled Synonyms
http://www.informatika.bf.uni-lj.si/magus-celtic&basque.html
Breton, Celtiberian, Cornish, Cumbric, Gaulish, Irish, Lepontic, Lusitanian, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Tartessian, Welsh
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