Celtic cognates

This page contains words for people that are cognate in all or some 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


Clothes

These words are cognate in all six Celtic languages.

Gaeilge
(Irish)
Gàidhlig
(Gaelic)
Gaelg
(Manx)
Cymraeg
(Welsh)
Kernewek
(Cornish)
Brezhoneg
(Breton)
English
caimse caimis chemise camse hevis hiviz shirt
chemise
smock
crios crios cryss crys krys krez shirt
belt
girdle
láthair làthair laaragh llawdr lodrik loer trousers
sock
area
muinchille manag
muinchill
muineel maneg manek maneg glove
sleeve
sáil sàil saayl sawdl seudhel seul heel

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These words are cognate in some of the Celtic languages.

Gaeilge
(Irish)
Gàidhlig
(Gaelic)
Gaelg
(Manx)
Cymraeg
(Welsh)
Kernewek
(Cornish)
Brezhoneg
(Breton)
English
ac(c)rann archen arc'henad shoe
footwear
bòtann
bòtais
bùtais
bootys bot(is)
bwtias
botas botez boot
shoe
brat brat brat brat brozh flag
banner
cloth
cloak
mantle
skirt
bratach bratach brattagh brethyn brothrac† flag
banner
cloth
bríste briogais breeçhyn brits(h) bragez
bragoù
trousers
breeches
bróg bròg braag brog shoe
boot
cóta còta cooat côt
cot
kota coat
cuarán cuaran carrane cu(a)ran
cwaran
boot
sandal
esgid eskis shoe
boot
hata ad edd het hatt
het
hat
lámhainn làmhainn lauean glove
lavrek lavreg trousers
leann llen len lenn cloak
mantle
curtain
léine lèine lheiney shirt
tunic
girdle
miotóg
mitín
miotag miten
mitin
miton mitten
glove
osán osan hosan hos sock
stocking
hose
pais pous† peis† petticoat
undershirt
shirt
sciorta sgiort sgert skeud skirt
stoca stocainn sock
stocking
triús triubhas troosyn trywsus
trowsus
trywser
trousers

Words marked* are archaic or obselete.

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Celtic cognates

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Celtiadur

Celtiadur

The Celtiadur blog is a collection of Celtic cognates, with definitions, pronunciation, etymologies - includes the modern Celtic languages, older versions of these languages, such as Middle Welsh, Middle Breton and Old Irish, and their extinct and reconstructed relatives and ancestors, including Gaulish, Proto-Brythonic and Proto-Celtic.

Celtic Pathways

Celtic Pathways

On the Celtic Pathways podcast I discuss connections between the Celtic languages, and look for words with Celtic roots in non-Celtic languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

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/

Information about Celtic languages

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

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