bran

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bran m (genitive brain or broin, nominative plural brain or broin)

brain (genitive)
broin (genitive)
brain (nominative plural)
broin (nominative plural)
bran (masculine nominative singular stem)
bran (dual masculine nominative stem)
brain (masculine nominative plural stem)
brain (masculine singular stem vocative)
bran (dual masculine stem vocative)
branu (masculine plural stem vocative)
bran (accusative masculine singular stem)
bran (accusative dual masculine stem)
branu (accusative masculine plural stem)
brain (genitive masculine singular stem)
bran (dual genitive masculine stem)
bran (genitive masculine plural stem)
bran (dative masculine singular stem)
branaib (dative dual masculine stem)
branaib (dative masculine plural stem)
bran (mutation mutation-radical)
bran (mutation mutation-nasal)
mbran (mutation)

Irish: bran

From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos (“raven”), from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).


irar

irar m (genitive irair, nominative plural irair)

irair (genitive)
irair (nominative plural)
irar (masculine nominative singular stem)
irar (dual masculine nominative stem)
irair (masculine nominative plural stem)
irair (masculine singular stem vocative)
irar (dual masculine stem vocative)
iraru (masculine plural stem vocative)
irar (accusative masculine singular stem)
irar (accusative dual masculine stem)
iraru (accusative masculine plural stem)
irair (genitive masculine singular stem)
irar (dual genitive masculine stem)
irar (genitive masculine plural stem)
irar (dative masculine singular stem)
iraraib (dative dual masculine stem)
iraraib (dative masculine plural stem)
irar (mutation mutation-radical)
n-irar (mutation)

Middle Irish: ilar

Irish: iolar

Scottish Gaelic: iolair

Manx: urley

From Proto-Celtic *eriros (compare Welsh eryr, Breton erer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).


én

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én m (genitive éuin or éoin, nominative plural éuin or éoin)

éuin (genitive)
éoin (genitive)
éuin (nominative plural)
éoin (nominative plural)
én (masculine nominative singular stem)
én (dual masculine nominative stem)
éuin (masculine nominative plural stem)
éuin (masculine singular stem vocative)
én (dual masculine stem vocative)
éunu (masculine plural stem vocative)
én (accusative masculine singular stem)
én (accusative dual masculine stem)
éunu (accusative masculine plural stem)
éuin (genitive masculine singular stem)
én (dual genitive masculine stem)
én (genitive masculine plural stem)
éun (dative masculine singular stem)
énaib (dative dual masculine stem)
énaib (dative masculine plural stem)

Irish: éan

Manx: eean

Scottish Gaelic: eun

⇒ Middle Irish: senén


og

og n or m or f (genitive ugae, nominative plural ugae)

ugae (genitive)
ugae (nominative plural)
og (neuter nominative singular)
og (dual neuter nominative)
ugae (neuter nominative plural)
og (neuter singular vocative)
og (dual neuter vocative)
ugae (neuter plural vocative)
og (accusative neuter singular)
og (accusative dual neuter)
ugae (accusative neuter plural)
ugae (genitive neuter singular)
ugae (dual genitive neuter)
ugae (genitive neuter plural)
uig (dative neuter singular)
ugaib (dative dual neuter)
ugaib (dative neuter plural)
og (mutation mutation-radical)
n-og (mutation)

Irish: ubh

Manx: ooh

Scottish Gaelic: ugh

Uncertain. Originally a neuter s-stem, perhaps *ugos.
This word cannot be derived from Proto-Celtic *āwyom (from which Brittonic words Welsh wy (“egg”) descend), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, because the -g- and the vowel in Old Irish are unaccounted for.


lon

lon (masculine nominative singular stem)
lon (dual masculine nominative stem)
luin (masculine nominative plural stem)
luin (masculine singular stem vocative)
lon (dual masculine stem vocative)
lunu (masculine plural stem vocative)
lon (accusative masculine singular stem)
lon (accusative dual masculine stem)
lunu (accusative masculine plural stem)
luin (genitive masculine singular stem)
lon (dual genitive masculine stem)
lon (genitive masculine plural stem)
lun (dative masculine singular stem)
lonaib (dative dual masculine stem)
lonaib (dative masculine plural stem)
lon (mutation mutation-radical)
also llon after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
lon (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: lon, lon dubh

Manx: lhondoo, lhonnag

Scottish Gaelic: lon, lon-dubh

According to Stokes, from Proto-Celtic *lux-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”).

Turdus merula
Turdus merula#Translingual


cailech

cailech m (genitive cailig, nominative plural cailig)

cailig (genitive)
cailig (nominative plural)
cailech (masculine nominative singular stem)
cailech (dual masculine nominative stem)
cailig (masculine nominative plural stem)
cailig (masculine singular stem vocative)
cailech (dual masculine stem vocative)
cailechu (masculine plural stem vocative)
cailech (accusative masculine singular stem)
cailech (accusative dual masculine stem)
cailechu (accusative masculine plural stem)
cailig (genitive masculine singular stem)
cailech (dual genitive masculine stem)
cailech (genitive masculine plural stem)
cailech (dative masculine singular stem)
cailechaib (dative dual masculine stem)
cailechaib (dative masculine plural stem)
cailech (mutation mutation-radical)
chailech (mutation mutation-nasal)
cailech (mutation)

Irish: coileach

Manx: kellagh

Scottish Gaelic: coileach

From Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).


fiach

fïach (canonical masculine)
fïaich (nominative plural)
fïach (masculine nominative singular stem)
fïach (dual masculine nominative stem)
fïaich (masculine nominative plural stem)
fïaich (masculine singular stem vocative)
fïach (dual masculine stem vocative)
fïachu (masculine plural stem vocative)
fïach (accusative masculine singular stem)
fïach (accusative dual masculine stem)
fïachu (accusative masculine plural stem)
fïaich (genitive masculine singular stem)
fïach (dual genitive masculine stem)
fïach (genitive masculine plural stem)
fïuch (dative masculine singular stem)
fïachaib (dative dual masculine stem)
fïachaib (dative masculine plural stem)
fïach (mutation mutation-radical)
ḟïach (mutation mutation-nasal)
fïach (mutation)

Irish: fiach

Manx: feeagh

Scottish Gaelic: fitheach


sebac

sebac (masculine nominative singular stem)
sebac (dual masculine nominative stem)
sebaic (masculine nominative plural stem)
sebaic (masculine singular stem vocative)
sebac (dual masculine stem vocative)
sebcu (masculine plural stem vocative)
sebac (accusative masculine singular stem)
sebac (accusative dual masculine stem)
sebcu (accusative masculine plural stem)
sebaic (genitive masculine singular stem)
sebac (dual genitive masculine stem)
sebac (genitive masculine plural stem)
sebuc (dative masculine singular stem)
sebcaib (dative dual masculine stem)
sebcaib (dative masculine plural stem)
sebac (mutation mutation-radical)
ṡebac (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: seabhac

Manx: shawk

Scottish Gaelic: seabhag

Borrowed from Old English heafoc. The change of initial consonant is due to a reinterpretation of /h/ as the lenited equivalent of /s/.


colmán

colmán m (genitive colmáin, nominative plural colmáin)

colmáin (genitive)
colmáin (nominative plural)
colmán (masculine nominative singular stem)
colmán (dual masculine nominative stem)
colmáin (masculine nominative plural stem)
colmáin (masculine singular stem vocative)
colmán (dual masculine stem vocative)
colmánu (masculine plural stem vocative)
colmán (accusative masculine singular stem)
colmán (accusative dual masculine stem)
colmánu (accusative masculine plural stem)
colmáin (genitive masculine singular stem)
colmán (dual genitive masculine stem)
colmán (genitive masculine plural stem)
colmán (dative masculine singular stem)
colmánaib (dative dual masculine stem)
colmánaib (dative masculine plural stem)
colmán (mutation mutation-radical)
cholmán (mutation mutation-nasal)
colmán (mutation)

Middle Irish: colmán

Irish: colmán

Manx: calmane, colmane

Scottish Gaelic: calman


columb

columb m (genitive coluimb, nominative plural coluimb)

coluimb (genitive)
coluimb (nominative plural)
columb (masculine nominative singular stem)
columb (dual masculine nominative stem)
coluimb (masculine nominative plural stem)
coluimb (masculine singular stem vocative)
columb (dual masculine stem vocative)
columbu (masculine plural stem vocative)
columb (accusative masculine singular stem)
columb (accusative dual masculine stem)
columbu (accusative masculine plural stem)
coluimb (genitive masculine singular stem)
columb (dual genitive masculine stem)
columb (genitive masculine plural stem)
columb (dative masculine singular stem)
columbaib (dative dual masculine stem)
columbaib (dative masculine plural stem)
columb (mutation mutation-radical)
cholumb (mutation mutation-nasal)
columb (mutation)

Middle Irish: colum

Irish: colm

Manx: colum

Scottish Gaelic: calum

Borrowed from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).


lachu

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lachu f (genitive lachan, nominative plural lachain)

lachan (genitive)
lachain (nominative plural)
lachu (nominative singular)
lachain (dual nominative)
lachain (nominative plural)
lachu (singular vocative)
lachain (dual vocative)
lachna (plural vocative)
lachain (accusative singular)
lachain (accusative dual)
lachna (accusative plural)
lachan (genitive singular)
lachan (dual genitive)
lachan (genitive plural)
lachain (dative singular)
lachu (dative singular)
lachnaib (dative dual)
lachnaib (dative plural)
lachu (mutation mutation-radical)
also llachu after a proclitic (mutation mutation-radical)
ending in a vowel (mutation mutation-radical)
lachu (mutation mutation-nasal)

Irish: lacha

Manx: laagh

Scottish Gaelic: lach

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lek-. Cognate with Lithuanian lak (“to fly”).

lacha .i. lichiu quam aliæ auess


badb

baidb (genitive)
Badb (nominative singular)
Badb (singular vocative)
Baidb (accusative singular)
Baidbe (genitive singular)
Baidb (dative singular)
badb (mutation mutation-radical)
badb (mutation mutation-nasal)
mbadb (mutation)

Irish: badhbh

Scottish Gaelic: badhbh


géiss

géissi (nominative plural)
géiss (nominative singular)
géiss (dual nominative)
géissi (nominative plural)
géiss (singular vocative)
géiss (dual vocative)
géissi (plural vocative)
géiss (accusative singular)
géiss (accusative dual)
géissi (accusative plural)
gésso (genitive singular)
géssa (genitive singular)
gésso (dual genitive)
géssa (dual genitive)
géisse (genitive plural)
géiss (dative singular)
géissib (dative dual)
géissib (dative plural)
géiss (mutation mutation-radical)
géiss (mutation mutation-nasal)
ngéiss (mutation)

From Proto-Celtic *gansis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”).

géissi glosses coantes (in a gloss of Baruch 6:21(22), where the manuscript is faulty; the Vulgate actually has cattae (“cats”) and it isn’t clear what Latin word the Irish glossator thought this was, but he interpreted it as ‘swans’)

Glosses in Regina No. 215, 102ᵇ, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, p. 2