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List of common words - Celtic
This list of everyday words
shows the similarity between Indo-European languages.
Download this list in Excel 97 file format: list.xls.
| English |
Continental Celtic |
Old Irish |
Irish Gaelic |
Scottish Gaelic |
| age |
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| allow |
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lig,
ceadaigh |
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| and |
|
|
agus |
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| apple |
*aballa |
ubull |
úll |
ubhal
|
| ask |
|
|
iarr
ar |
faighnich |
| ask |
|
|
iarr
ar |
faighnich |
| axe |
|
|
tua |
|
| axle |
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| barley |
|
|
eorna |
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| be |
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|
cad
é atá tú a dhéanamh |
|
| be called |
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| be happy, be glad |
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| be of use |
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| beach |
|
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trá |
tràigh |
| become |
|
ferta
(wenden) |
éirigh |
|
| bee |
|
bech |
beach |
seillean |
| begin |
|
|
tosaigh |
tòisich |
| big |
*maro |
mar,
mor |
mór |
mòr |
| birch |
|
|
beith |
|
| bird |
|
|
éan |
eun
|
| black |
|
|
dubh |
dubh |
| blue |
|
|
gorm |
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| boat |
|
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bád |
bàta |
| bread |
|
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arán |
aran |
| bright |
|
|
geal,
glan |
soilleir |
| bring |
|
|
tabhair
leat |
|
| brother |
*bratir |
brathair |
deartháir |
bràthair |
| brown |
|
|
donn |
donn |
| but |
|
|
ach |
ach |
| buy |
|
|
ceannaigh |
ceannaich |
| can |
|
|
canna |
faod |
| carry |
|
ber- |
béar |
giùlan |
| cat |
|
catt |
|
|
| choose |
|
|
togair |
tagh |
| cloud |
|
|
scamall |
neul |
| coal |
|
gual |
gual |
gual
|
| cold |
|
|
fuar |
fuar |
| come |
|
|
tar
ar, tagtha |
thigh,
tighinn, trobhad |
| comfort |
|
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|
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| cook |
|
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cócaráil |
còcaireachd
(cooking) |
| copper |
|
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| cow |
|
bo |
bó |
bò |
| dark |
|
|
dorcha |
dorcha |
| daughter |
|
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inín,
iníon |
nighean |
| day |
|
|
lá |
là |
| deem |
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| die, starve |
|
|
dul
in éag, faigh bás |
|
| do |
|
|
déan
mar a dhéanaimse |
|
| dog |
*ku |
cu |
cú,
mada, madra |
cù
|
| door |
|
|
doras |
doras |
| drink |
|
|
deoch |
deoch
(subst.) |
| ear |
|
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| earth |
|
|
ithir |
|
| east |
|
|
oirthear |
|
| eat |
|
ess |
ith |
ith,
ithe |
| edge |
|
|
imeall |
oir |
| eight |
|
ocht |
ocht |
ochdnar
(?) |
| eighteen |
|
|
ocht
déag |
|
| eighty |
|
|
ochtó |
|
| eleven |
|
|
aon
déag |
|
| empire |
|
|
impireacht |
|
| end |
|
|
críoch |
crìoch |
| enemy |
*namanto |
|
namhaid |
|
| escape |
|
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| every |
|
|
gach |
a
h-uile |
| evil |
|
fel |
olcas |
|
| eye |
*derko |
|
súil |
sùil
|
| faithful, loyal |
|
|
dílis |
|
| fall, autumn, (harvest) |
|
|
fómhar |
foghar |
| false |
|
|
bréagach |
|
| fame, glory |
|
|
cáil
(fame), glóir (glory) |
|
| family |
*wenia |
fine |
clann,
teaghlach |
teaghlach |
| fare |
|
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| fast |
|
|
gasta,
tapa |
luath |
| father |
|
athir |
athair |
athair
|
| feel |
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| field |
|
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páirc |
achadh |
| fifteen |
|
|
cúig
déag |
|
| fifty |
|
|
caoga |
|
| find |
|
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faigh |
faigh |
| fire |
*aidu |
|
tine |
teine |
| fish |
|
iask |
iasc |
iasgaich,
iasgach, iasg |
| five |
*kwenkwe |
coic |
cúig |
còignear
(?) |
| flood |
|
|
tuile |
|
| flower |
*blato |
|
bláth |
flùr
|
| fog |
|
|
ceo |
|
| foot |
*kokso |
|
kus,
cos |
troid
|
| forty |
|
|
daichead |
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| four |
|
cethair |
ceathair |
ceathrar
(?) |
| fourteen |
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|
ceathair
déag |
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| Friday |
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Aoine |
Dihaoine |
| friend |
*karanto |
|
cara |
caraid |
| gift |
|
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bronntanas |
tiodhlac |
| give |
|
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tabhair |
thoir |
| glass |
|
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gloine |
glainne
|
| go |
|
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téigh,
iarraidh |
rach |
| god |
*dewo |
|
dia |
|
| gold |
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|
óir,
ór |
|
| golden |
|
|
|
òrach |
| good |
*dago |
dag |
maith |
math
|
| grab |
|
|
sciob |
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| green |
|
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glas,
uaine |
uaine |
| grey |
|
|
liath |
liath |
| hair |
|
|
gruaig |
falt |
| hammer |
*ordo |
Ord |
casúr |
òrd |
| hand |
*lama |
|
lámh |
làmh |
| happy |
|
|
áthasach |
|
| harbour, haven |
|
cúan |
cuan |
|
| have |
|
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|
bi
/ aig |
| he |
|
e |
é,
sé |
e |
| head |
|
|
ceann |
ceann |
| head |
*kwenno |
|
ceann |
ceann |
| hear |
|
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cluin |
cluinn |
| heart |
|
cride |
croí |
|
| heat |
|
|
teas |
teas
|
| heaven |
|
|
spéir
(sky), neamh (heaven) |
speur
(sky), nèamh (heaven) |
| help |
|
|
cúnaigh,
cuidiú, cuidigh |
cobhair |
| hero |
|
|
laoch |
|
| hit, strike |
|
|
buail |
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| hold |
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| holy |
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|
naofa |
|
| honor |
|
|
onóraigh |
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| hope |
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|
tá
dóchasm agam |
|
| hope |
|
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|
dòchas |
| horse, palfrey |
|
|
capall |
each |
| hundred |
kantom |
cet |
céad |
ceud |
| hunger |
|
|
ocras |
acras |
| hurry |
|
|
deifir |
|
| I |
|
|
mé |
mi
|
| if |
|
|
má,
dhá |
nam |
| iron |
*isarno |
iarann,
iarn |
iarnáil,
iarann |
iarann |
| isle |
|
|
oileán,
inis |
eilean |
| it |
|
|
sé |
|
| king |
*rigs |
|
rí |
rìgh |
| know |
|
|
tá
a fhios sin agam |
fios
(knowledge) |
| know |
|
rofetar |
tá
a fhios sin agam |
fios
(knowledge) |
| lamp, light |
|
|
|
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| land |
*brogi,
*mrogi |
|
talamh |
talamh |
| language |
|
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|
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| leather |
|
lethar |
leathar |
|
| left |
|
|
clé |
clì |
| let |
|
|
lig |
leig,
leigeil |
| let go (of) |
|
|
|
|
| lie |
|
|
|
laigh |
| light |
|
|
|
|
| light |
|
|
solas |
solas
|
| lightning |
|
|
tintreach |
|
| little |
|
|
beag |
frith,
beag |
| live |
|
|
beo |
|
| load, burden |
|
|
ualach |
|
| love |
|
|
grá |
gràdh
(lofe) |
| make |
|
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déan |
dèan |
| make |
|
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| man |
|
|
fear |
fear |
| may |
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| mead |
|
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| milk |
|
|
bainne |
bainne |
| Monday |
|
|
An
Luan |
Diluain |
| money |
|
|
airgead |
|
| month |
|
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| moon |
|
Mi |
gealach |
|
| mother |
|
mathir |
máthair |
màthair |
| mountain |
|
|
sliabh |
beinn |
| mouse |
|
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| name |
|
ainm |
ainm |
|
| need |
|
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| neighbor |
|
|
comharsa |
nàbaidh |
| night |
|
nocht |
oíche |
oidhche |
| nine |
|
noi |
naoi |
naoinear
(?) |
| nineteen |
|
|
naoi
déag |
|
| ninety |
|
|
nócha |
|
| no |
|
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| north |
|
|
tuaisceart |
a
tuath |
| nose |
|
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| old |
*seno |
|
sean |
sean |
| one |
*oino |
|
aon |
aon |
| or |
|
|
nó |
no,
neo |
| ore |
|
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| own, have |
|
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| ox |
|
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| pig |
|
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| plough, plow |
|
|
céachta |
treabh |
| rain |
|
|
báisteach |
uisge |
| ready |
|
|
réidh |
deiseil |
| red |
|
ruad |
dearg |
dearg |
| remember |
|
|
cuimhnigh |
cuimhnich |
| request |
|
|
iarratas |
|
| right |
|
dess |
dheas- |
deas |
| river |
*abona |
|
abha,
abhainn |
abhainn
|
| rye |
|
|
seagal |
|
| sail |
|
séol |
seol |
seòl |
| salt |
|
salann |
salann |
salann |
| Saturday |
|
|
An
Satharn |
Disathairne |
| say |
|
|
cead
cainte a fháil |
can |
| sea |
|
muir |
muir |
muir
|
| sea |
|
|
muir |
muir |
| search |
|
|
cuardach |
|
| secret |
|
|
rún,
rúnda |
|
| see |
|
|
feic |
|
| see |
|
|
|
coimhid
|
| seven |
|
secht |
seacht |
seachd |
| seventeen |
|
|
seacht
déag |
|
| seventy |
|
|
seachtó |
|
| shall |
|
|
rachaidh
mé |
|
| she |
|
si |
sí,
í |
ise |
| sheep |
|
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| ship |
|
|
long |
long |
| shovel |
|
|
sluasaid |
|
| show |
|
|
éiriú |
|
| silver |
|
|
airgead |
|
| sin |
|
|
peaca |
|
| sister |
|
siur |
deirfiúr |
piuthar
|
| sit |
|
|
suigh |
suidh |
| six |
|
|
sé |
sianar
(?) |
| sixteen |
|
|
sé
deeag, sé déag |
|
| sixty |
|
|
seasca |
|
| sleep |
|
|
codail,
codladh |
cadail |
| snow |
|
|
sneachta |
sneachd |
| son |
|
|
mac |
mac
|
| soul |
|
|
anam |
|
| south |
|
|
deisceart |
a
deas |
| speak |
|
|
|
bruidhinn |
| spear |
|
|
sleá |
|
| speech |
|
|
urlabhra |
|
| spring |
|
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| spring |
|
|
earrach |
earrach |
| stand |
|
|
seasamh,
seas |
seas |
| star |
|
|
réalta |
reul
|
| stone |
|
|
clcoh,
cloch |
clach |
| street |
|
|
sráid |
sràid
|
| strong |
|
|
tréan |
làidir |
| such |
|
|
leithéid
de |
|
| summer |
|
sam |
samhradh |
samhradh
|
| sun |
|
|
grian |
gréis |
| Sunday |
|
|
An
Domhnach |
Didòmhnaich |
| take |
|
|
glac |
|
| tell |
|
|
innis,
abair |
innis
|
| ten |
|
deich |
deich |
deichnear
(?) |
| thank |
|
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|
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| they |
|
|
siad |
iadsan |
| think |
|
|
smaoinigh |
smaoinich |
| thirst |
|
tort |
tart |
pathadh
|
| thirteen |
|
|
trí
déag |
|
| thirty |
|
|
tríocha |
|
| thousand |
|
|
míle |
|
| three |
tri |
tri |
trí |
triùir
(?) |
| through |
|
|
trí |
tro,
trid |
| thunder |
*taranus |
|
toirneach |
|
| Thursday |
|
|
An
Déardaoin |
Diardaoin |
| time |
|
|
am |
|
| to suited, be of use |
|
dual |
|
|
| today |
|
|
inniu |
an-duigh |
| token |
|
|
éarlais |
|
| tomorrow |
|
|
amárach |
a-màireach |
| tree |
*widu,
*prenno |
|
crann |
craobh
|
| true |
|
fir |
fíor |
fior |
| Tuesday |
|
|
An
Mháirt |
Dimàirt
|
| twelve |
|
|
dó
dhéag |
|
| twenty |
|
|
fiche |
|
| two |
|
da |
dó,
dhá |
dithis
(?) |
| venture, risk, dare |
|
|
fiontar |
|
| village |
|
|
sráidbhaile |
|
| wait |
|
|
fanacht |
feith |
| want |
|
|
ba
mhaith liom briosca |
iarr
|
| warm |
|
|
croíúil |
blàth |
| water |
|
uisce |
uisce |
uisge |
| we |
|
|
muid |
sinne |
| weak |
|
|
lag |
|
| weather |
|
|
aimsir |
sìde |
| Wednesday |
|
|
An
Chéadaoin |
Diciadain |
| week |
|
|
|
|
| west |
|
|
iarthar |
|
| what |
|
|
cad |
|
| wheat |
|
|
cruithneacht |
|
| wheel |
|
|
|
|
| when |
|
|
cén
uair |
nuair |
| white |
|
|
bán,
fionn |
geal |
| who |
|
cia |
cé |
|
| why |
|
|
cén
fáth |
carson |
| wind |
|
|
gaoth |
gaoth |
| window, fenestra |
|
|
fuinneog |
uinneag |
| wine |
|
|
fíon |
|
| winter |
|
|
geimhreadh |
geamhradh |
| with |
|
|
le |
|
| woman |
*bena |
|
bean |
boireannach |
| wood |
|
folt |
coill |
coille |
| wood, holt |
|
|
adhmad |
fiodh |
| wool |
|
olann |
olann |
|
| word |
|
|
focal |
|
| world |
|
fer |
bith,
domhan |
saoghal |
| write |
|
|
scríobh |
sgrìobh
|
| yellow |
*melinos |
|
buí |
buidhe |
| yesterday |
|
|
inné |
an-dè |
| you |
|
tu |
tú |
thu |
| you |
|
|
|
sibh |
| young |
|
oc,
ac |
óg |
òg,
òige |
|
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| is |
|
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| are |
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