Celtic cognates

Celtiadur

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.

Birds

Gaeilge (Irish)	Gàidhlig (Gaelic)	Gaelg (Manx)	Cymraeg (Welsh)	Kernewek (Cornish)	Brezhoneg (Breton)	English (Latin)
éan	eun	eean	edn* aderyn	edhen	evn	bird chick fowl
					labous	bird chick fowl
fuiseog	uiseag	ushag				bird (sky)lark (alauda)
			ehedydd hedydd	evidit*	ehuedez*
				ahwesydh	alc'hweder
bran	bran		brân	bran	bran	crow raven crake grebe
feannóg	feannag	fannag
fiach	fitheach	feeagh	gwyach
clamhán	clamhan	clowan				buzzard (buteo buteo)
			boda bwncath	bargos	baou
	searrach-ruadh	shirragh shyrragh-ruy
	stannaire	stannair
cnagaire	cnag					woodpecker (piciformes)
snag darach		snoggeyder
			caseg	kasek	kazeg koad
			cnocell (y coed)
coileach	coileach	kellagh	ceiliog	kulyek	kilhog	cockerel rooster
cearc	cearc	kiark				hen chicken
eireog	eireag	earrag	iar	yar	yar	hen chicken
colm colmán	calman colman	calmane colmane	colomen clomen	kolom	koulm koulom	pigeon dove (columba)
					pichon	pigeon dove (columba)
corr	corra	coar	crychydd	kerghydh	kerc'heiz	(grey) heron stork crane
			crëyr		*querhair	(grey) heron stork crane
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
gabhlán gabhlán gaoithe	gòbhlan gobhlan-gaoithe	gollan gollan geayee				swallow swift martin
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
tonóg	tunnag	thunnag
aí, a(o)i	ai		hwyaden	hos	houad
lon lon dubh	lon lòn-dubh	lhondoo lhonnag				blackbird (turdus merula) thrush ouzel
smólach	smeòrach smèarach smaolach		mwyalch	molgh molgh dhu	moualc'h moualc'h zu
truis	druid	treshlen	tresglen		dresk
scréachóg scréachóg choille	sgreuchag sgreuchag-choille	screeaghag screeaghag cheylley	sgrechog (y)sgrech y coed			jay (garrulus glandarius)
				kegin	kegin kegin-derv	jay (garrulus glandarius)
seabhac	seabhag	shawk shirragh	hebog gwalch	hok	gwalc'h	falcon hawk
fabhcún	faolchon		ffawcwn ffawlcwn	falghun	falc'hun	falcon hawk
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)

Celtic cognates

Celtiadur

Notes

eean in Manx means chick, fowl, or young bird
* Words with an asterisk are archaic or obsolete

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Links

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

Information about Celtic languages

Breton, Celtiberian, Cornish, Cumbric, Gaulish, Irish, Lepontic, Lusitanian, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Tartessian, Welsh

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