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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Celtic #18618 02/14/01 12:31 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Yep, I was thinking of a phonetic correlation more than an etymological connection. I didn't know that c is always a /k/ in Gaelic. Thanks, Faldage. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Celtic #18619 02/14/01 12:22 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 c is always a /k/ in Gaelic I live next to a village with a wonderful castle which for many decades was known as Kilgerran - but has now been reinstated as Cilgerran. And I work in the town of Cardigan, which in Welsh is pronounced Aber-ti-vee http://www.castlewales.com/cliger.html (edit-in) I should explain that the Welsh name is Aberteifi = Mouth of the Teifi, which is the tidal estuary that made Cardigan a major port in previous years - bigger than Bristol at one time, and home to several vessels taking immigrants to the USA. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Celtic #18620 02/19/01 03:06 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: keltoi is the Greek word for warrior Umm, actually, LSJ (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=*kelto/s&lang=greek ) only gives Celts for Keltoi. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Celtic #18621 02/19/01 04:23 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA keltoi is the Greek word for warrior And, in Hawaiian, koa is a word for warrior. The Hale Koa hotel in Waikiki is The House (hale) of the Warrior wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Celtic #18622 02/19/01 04:40 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon wow said: The Hale Koa hotel in Waikiki is The House (hale) of the Warrior. So do they leave mince on your pillow? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,084 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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