lem

Irish: leamh

Scottish Gaelic: leamh

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”).


dolus

Irish: dolas

do- + lés (compare solus, from Old Irish solus).


aile

Irish: eile

Manx: elley

Scottish Gaelic: eile

aile
n-aile
oile (alternative)
eile (alternative)

From Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic *alyos (“other, second”).

Mani·tucad immurgu ní din chéttadall ni·bered a n-aill.

c. 1000, anonymous author, edited by Rudolf Thurneysen, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Stationery Office, published 1935, § 1, page 2, line 15:

If, however, he did not take anything at (literally “from”) his first thrust, he did not bring the second.


lán

Irish: lán

Manx: lane

Scottish Gaelic: làn

From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan Heriu dia aurdarcus.

c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

Ailbe was the name of the dog, and Ireland was full of his fame.


corrach

From corr (“sharp, protruding point”) + -ach.

rough, uneven (of places, mountains, roads, etc.)

moving, rough, restless (of water, particularly the sea)


calma

Irish: calma

Scottish Gaelic: calma


núa

Irish: nua

Manx: noa

Scottish Gaelic: nuadh

From Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


mell

Irish: meall (“pleasant”)

⇒ Irish: meallach

From Old Irish meld, from Proto-Celtic *meldos (compare Middle Welsh blyð (“soft”), from the alternative form *mlidos), from Proto-Indo-European *meld- (“tender, mild, soft”) (compare Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu), Latin mollis, Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”).


abaid

Irish: aibí, abaidh

Manx: appee

Scottish Gaelic: abaich

abaid
n-abaid
abbaig (alternative)
abbuig (alternative)
apaid (alternative)
apaig (alternative)
apuid (alternative)

From Old Irish apaig, from ad- + bongaid (“to reap, pluck”).


dúr

head

dúr (comparative dúru, superlative duirem)

Irish: dúr

Scottish Gaelic: dùr

→ Scots: dour
→ English: dour


amra

Irish: amhra

Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.

There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.


seised

Alternative spelling of seissed (“sixth”)


cóiced

Irish: cúigiú

Manx: queiggoo

Scottish Gaelic: còigeamh

From Old Irish cóiced, from Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷetos.

Is ⟨s⟩í sin in chōiced bruden ro·boī i nHērinn isind aimsir sin, ocus bruden Da-Derg i crích Cūalann ocus bruden Ḟorgaill Manaich ocus bruden Me[i]c Da-Rēo i mBrēfni ocus bruden Da-Choca i n‑īarthur Midi.

c. 1000, anonymous author, edited by Rudolf Thurneysen, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Stationery Office, published 1935, § 1, page 1, line 7:

That is one of the five halls that were (lit. “That is the fifth hall that was”) in Ireland at that time, [the others being] also the hall of Da-Derg in the territory of Cúalu, and the hall of Forgall Manach, and the hall of Mac Dareo in Bréifne, and the hall of Da-Choca in the west of Meath.


cáel

Irish: caol

Manx: keyl

Scottish Gaelic: caol
→ English: kyle

From Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *koyHlo- (Latvian kails (“bare, naked”)). Compare Cornish and Welsh cul.


blasta

Irish: blasta

Manx: blasstal

Scottish Gaelic: blasta, blasda


collaide

Irish: collaí

Scottish Gaelic: collaidh

From Old Irish colnide. By surface analysis, colainn + -ide.


Bretnach

Irish: Breatnach

Manx: Bretnagh

Scottish Gaelic: Breatannach

Bretanach (alternative)
Brethnach (alternative)


láitir

Middle Irish: láitir

Irish: láidir

Manx: lajer

Scottish Gaelic: làidir

/ˈl͈aːdʲərʲ/


Espáinech

Irish: Spáinneach

Manx: Spaainagh

Scottish Gaelic: Spàinneach

Espáinech
nEspáinech
Espánach (alternative)


gerr

Irish: gearr

Manx: giare

Scottish Gaelic: geàrr

From Proto-Celtic *gerros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“short”); related to Sanskrit ह्रस्व (hrasva), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈𐬵𐬍 (zrahehī).


forrúad

/ˈɸor͈uːa̯ð/

/ˈɸor͈uːa̯ɣ/


túathach

sga-decl-adj-table

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

túathach (masculine nominative singular)
túathach (feminine nominative singular)
túathach (neuter nominative singular)
túathaig (masculine singular vocative)
túathach (masculine singular vocative)
túathach (feminine singular vocative)
túathach (neuter singular vocative)
túathach (accusative masculine singular)
túathaig (accusative feminine singular)
túathach (accusative neuter singular)
túathaig (genitive masculine singular)
túathaige (feminine genitive singular)
túathaig (genitive neuter singular)
túathach (dative masculine singular)
túathaig (dative feminine singular)
túathach (dative neuter singular)
túathaig (masculine nominative plural)
túathacha (feminine neuter nominative singular)
túathachu (masculine plural vocative)
túathacha (masculine plural vocative)
túathacha (feminine neuter singular vocative)
túathachu (accusative masculine plural)
túathacha (accusative masculine plural)
túathacha (accusative feminine neuter singular)
túathach (genitive)
túathach (genitive masculine)
túathachaib (dative)
túathachaib (dative masculine)


gér

Irish: géar

Manx: gear, geayr, geyre

Scottish Gaelic: geur


aill

neuter nominative/accusative singular of aile


fésócach

Irish: féasógach

Manx: faasaagagh

Scottish Gaelic: feusagach


bláthmar

Irish: bláfar


noídenda

Irish: naíonda

Scottish Gaelic: naoidheanta

/ˈn͈ɤːðʲən͈də/

/ˈn͈ɯːɣʲən͈də/


flann

Irish: flann

Scottish Gaelic: flann

From Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).


scíathach

Níba búriud berna Baidbi béldergi do scoraib sciathcha scáthbricci.

The breach made by the red-mouthed roaring Badb shall not be dug for encampments full of shimmering shields.


prímamail

Irish: príomhúil

Scottish Gaelic: prìomhail


prím

Scottish Gaelic: prìomh

Middle Irish: *prímamailIrish: príomhúilScottish Gaelic: prìomhail


gáethmar

Irish: gaofar

Scottish Gaelic: gaothar, gaothmhor


soiléir

Irish: soiléir

Manx: sullyr

Scottish Gaelic: soilleir


fichetmad

Irish: fichiú

Manx: feedoo

Scottish Gaelic: ficheadamh


literda

/ˈl͈ʲitʲərðə/

/ˈl͈ʲitʲərɣə/

From liter (“letter”) + -de, from Latin litera.


persanda

Irish: pearsanta

Scottish Gaelic: pearsanta

From Old Irish persandae. By surface analysis, persa + -da.


saegulta

Irish: saolta

Manx: seihllt, seihlltagh

Scottish Gaelic: saoghalta


snechtamail

Irish: sneachtúil

/ˈɕn͈ʲextəβ̃əlʲ/


adarcach

Irish: adharcach


snechtaide

/ˈɕn͈ʲextəðʲə/

/ˈɕn͈ʲextəɣʲə/


medb

From Proto-Celtic *medwos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.


dóenda

Irish: daonna

Scottish Gaelic: daonna

dóenda
later /ɣ-/
later /ɣʲ-/
ndóenda
doínda (alternative)

From Old Irish doíndae. By surface analysis, dóen + da.


aicenta

Irish: aigeanta


nósmar

Irish: nósmhar

customary, according to precedent, in good form, of good behaviour, disposition


comgarach

Irish: cóngarach


aerda

Irish: aerga, aerdha

pertaining to the air, aerial, light as air


barántamail

Irish: barántúil


madramail

Irish: madrúil

Scottish Gaelic: madrail


banamail

Irish: banúil

Manx: benoil

Scottish Gaelic: banail


brígmar

Irish: bríomhar

/ˈbʲrʲiːɣβ̃ər/


sídamail

sídamail
ṡídamail
síthamail (alternative)
síthemail (alternative)


féthamail

Irish: féithiúil

/ˈɸʲeːθəβ̃əlʲ/


écsamail

Irish: éagsúil

⇒ Irish: éagsamhalta

desc

⇒ Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhlaich, eugsamhlachd

écsamail
n-écsamail
écsamil (alternative)

/ˈeːɡsəβ̃əlʲ/

From é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar, like”).


ainmide

ainim(m) (“soul, life”) + -ide (adjectival suffix); calque of Latin animālis.


ógánta

Irish: ógánta, óigeanta

Scottish Gaelic: òganta


gaiscedach

/ˈɡaɕkʲəðəx/

/ˈɡaɕkʲəɣəx/


reithinech

Irish: reithineach

From Old Irish roithinech. By surface analysis, reithine (“calm, tranquillity”) + -ach.


becht

Irish: beacht (“precise, exact”)

Apparently an archaic participle of boingid (“to break, strike”).


ingenach

/ˈinʲɣʲənəx/


deóradach

deóradach
later /ɣ-/
later /ɣʲ-/
ndeóradach


midlach

midlachu (comparative)
midlaech (alternative)


longportach

From longphort (“camp, encampment”) + -ach.


trímad

Irish: tríú

Manx: treeoo

From trí with -mad by analogy with the higher ordinals.


bráithremail

Irish: bráithriúil

Manx: braaroil

Scottish Gaelic: bràithreil

bráthair (“brother, (male) cousin, kinsman”) + -amail

suffix

consisting of brothers or members of the same kin-group


bráthamail

bráth (“judgment, destruction”) + -amail


ánrata

Irish: ánrata

From Old Irish ánrad (“hero, warrior, champion”).


badbda

Irish: badhbha

badbda
mbadbda
bodbda (alternative)
badbaide (alternative)
bodbada (alternative)

From Old Irish bodbdae. By surface analysis, Badb (goddess of battle and death) + -da (adjectival suffix).

surf

appertaining to war; Badb-like, deadly, fatal


seissed

Irish: seiseadh

Scottish Gaelic: seiseadh

seissed
ṡeissed
seised (alternative)
sesed (alternative)
sessed (alternative)

Is í sein int ṡeised bruiden ro·boi i n‑hErind in tan sin […]

That is one of the six halls that were in Ireland at that time […]


sechtmad

Irish: seachtú

From Proto-Celtic *sextametos. By surface analysis, secht + -mad.


nómad

Irish: naoú


tríchatmad

Irish: tríochadú


sescatmad

Irish: seascadú

Scottish Gaelic: seasgadamh

/ˈɕeskədβ̃əð/

/ˈɕeskədβ̃əɣ/


cétmad

Irish: céadú

Manx: keeadoo

Scottish Gaelic: ceudamh

[ˈkʲeːdβ̃að]

From Proto-Celtic *kantometos. By surface analysis, cét + -mad.


bregda

Irish: breá

Manx: breagh

Scottish Gaelic: brèagha

From Brega (“Bregia, the country around Tara”) + -da (adjectival suffix). The meaning of “fine” by association with the scene of the magnificence of the high-kings. Possibly related to brí (“hill”) and bríg (“power, strength, authority”).

af

Bregian, related to Bregia, the country around the Hill of Tara


cétna

Irish: céanna

I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.

At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.


chetna

Lenited form of cetna: alternative spelling of chétna


choiced

Alternative spelling of chóiced: lenited form of coiced.