This page contains pronouns that are cognate in all or some of the six modern Celtic languages.
Time expressions | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
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
| Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am | àm | am | — | — | — | time |
| aimsir | aimsir | emshir | amser | amser | amzer | time weather |
| anteirt | — | — | anterth | androw | enderv | afternoon morning prime |
| tráth | tràth | traa | trawd(d) | trad | — | time hour course way |
| — | — | — | pryd | prys | pred | time moment |
| céad | ceud | keead | canrif | cansbledhen | kantved | century |
| deichniúr deich mbliana |
deichead | jeihaght jeih-bleeaney |
degawd degaid |
degvledhen | degad | decade |
| bliain | bliadhna | blein | blwyddyn | blydhen | bloavezh | year |
| anuraidh | an-uiridh | nurree | llynedd | warlena warleni |
ar bloaz a zeu | last year |
| i mbliana | am bliadhna | mleeaney | eleni | hevlena hevleni |
hevlene | this year |
| an bhliain seo chugainn | (an) athbhliadhna | yn vlein ry heet | blwyddyn nesaf | nessa bledhen | ar bloaz tremen | next year |
| mí | mi mìos |
mee | mis | mis | miz | month |
| coicís | ceala-deug cola-deug |
kegeesh | pythefnos | hanter-mis | pemzektez | fortnight |
| seachtain | seachdain | shiaghtin | wythnos | seythen | sizhun | week |
| deireadh seachtaine | deireadh-seachdain | jerrey shiaghtin | penwythnos | penn-seythen | diben-sizhun | weekend |
| dia | die | je/jy | dydd | dydh | deiz | day |
| feacht | feachd | — | gwaith | gweyth | gwezh | time occasion turn |
| feascar | feasgar | fastyr | ucher | gorthugher | — | evening afternoon vesper(s) |
| lá | latha | laa | — | — | — | day |
| uair | uair | oor | awr | eur | eur | hour |
| nóiméad | mionaid | minnid | munud | mynysenn | munut | minute |
| soicind | dìog | tullagh | eiliad | sekond | segond, enn | second |
| aréir | a-raoir | riyr | neithiwr | nyhewer | neizheur | last night |
| inné | an-dé | jea | ddoe | de | de'ch | yesterday evening last night |
| aréir | a-raoir | riyr | neithiwr | nyhewer | neizheur | yesterday |
| inniu | an-diugh | jiu | heddiw | hedhyw | hiziu | today |
| anocht | a-nochd | noght | heno | haneth | henoazh | tonight |
| bárach* amárach |
a-màireach | maragh | bore | bore | beure | tomorrow, morning |
| — | — | — | yfory | a-vorow | (w)arc'hoazh | tomorrow |
| madain | madainn | maddin madjin |
— | — | — | morning |
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| Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dé Luan | Diluain | Jelhune | dydd Llun | dy' Lun | dilun | Monday |
| Dé Mairt | Dimàirt | Jemayrt | dydd Mawrth | dy' Meurth | dimeurz | Tuesday |
| Dé Céadaoin | Diciadain | Jecrean | dydd Mercher | dy' Mergher | dimerher | Wednesday |
| Déardaoin | Diardaoin | Jerdein | dydd Iau | dy' Yow | diriaou | Thursday |
| Dé h-Aoine | Dihaoine | Jeheiney | dydd Gwener | dy' Gwener | digwener | Friday |
| Dé Sathairn | Disatharna | Jesarn | dydd Sadwrn | dy' Sadorn | disadorn | Saturday |
| Dé Domhnaigh | Didòmhnaich Là na Sàbaid |
Jedoonee | dydd Sul | dy' Sul | disul | Sunday |
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| Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eanáir mí Eanáir |
am Faoilleach | Jerrey-geuree | (mis) Ionawr | Mys Genver | miz Genver | January |
| Feabhra mí Feabhra |
an Gearran | Toshiaght-arree | (mis) Chwefror | Mys Hwevrer | miz C'hwevrer | February |
| Márta mí an Mhárta |
am Màrt | Mayrnt | (mis) Mawrth | Mys Merth | miz Meurzh | March |
| Aibreán mí Aibreáin |
an Giblean | Averil | (mis) Ebrill | Mys Ebrel | miz Ebrel | April |
| Bealtaine mí na Bealtaine |
an Cèitean | Boaldyn | (mis) Mai | Mys Me | miz Mae | May |
| Meitheamh mí an Mheithimh |
an t-Ògmhios | Mean-souree | (mis) Mehefin | Mys Methevan | miz Mezheven | June |
| Iúil - mí Iúil |
an t-luchar | Jerrey-souree | (mis) Gorffennaf | Mys Gortheren | miz Gouere | July |
| Lúnasa mí Lúnasa |
an Lùnastal | Luanistyn | (mis) Awst | Mys Est | miz Eost | August |
| Meán Fómhair mí Mheán Fómhair |
an t-Sultain | Mean-fouyir | (mis) Medi | Mys Gwynngala | miz Gwengolo | September |
| Deireadh Fómhair mí Dheireadh Fómhair |
an Dàmhair | Jerrey-fouyir | (mis) Hydref | Mys Hedra | miz Here | October |
| Samhain mí na Samhna |
an t-Samhain | Mee Houney | (mis) Tachwedd | Mys Du | miz Du | November |
| Nollaig mí na Nollag |
an Dùbhlachd | Mee ny Nollick | (mis) Rhagfyr | Mys Kevardhu | miz Kerzu | December |
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| Gaeilge (Irish) |
Gàidhlig (Gaelic) |
Gaelg (Manx) |
Cymraeg (Welsh) |
Kernewek (Cornish) |
Brezhoneg (Breton) |
English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| earrach | earrach | arree | gwanwyn | gwaynten | nevez-amzer | spring |
| samhradh | samhradh | sourey | haf | haf | hañv | summer |
| fómhar | foghar | fouyr | hydref | hedra kynnyay kydnyadh |
here kozhamzer diskar-amzer |
autumn |
| geimhreadh | geamhradh | geurey | gaeaf | gwaf | goañv | winter |
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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.
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.
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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, Welsh
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