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hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan). keening – From caoinim (meaning "I wail") to lament, to wail mournfully (OED). kern – An outlaw or a common soldier. From ceithearn or ceithearnach, still the word in Irish for a pawn in chess. Leprechaun – a fairy or spirit (from leipreachán)
The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross The ultimate source of this word is Latin crux, the Roman gibbet which became a symbol of Christianity. Some sources say the English wordform comes from Old Irish cros.
These lists of English words of Celtic origin include English words derived from Celtic origins. These are, for example, Common Brittonic , Gaulish , Irish , Scottish Gaelic , Welsh , or other languages.
Sláinte, Banjaxed, Stall the ball? Anyone can wear green on Saint Patrick's Day, but do you know what these Irish words mean and how to say them?
dabht: "doubt" (the Irish words are: ambras, gó) The word péint may have been borrowed directly from English "paint" or from Old French peint. The verb pinntél ("to paint") appears in some Old Irish works. [6] Other words are actually Celtic roots that have entered English: carr: "car" (Old Irish carr, "wagon", from Proto-Celtic *karros) [7] [8]
This is for words and phrases in the Irish language. It is not for Hiberno-English words or phrases (except where those originate from the Irish language). Subcategories
Irish words and phrases (3 C, 42 P) Irish-language works (4 C) Pages in category "Irish language" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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