Gaelic. Latin. Alt Altus Amhain, pronounced Amnis Ain, from Amh great, and Ain water Anam Anima Balla Vallum Brathair, pronounced Frater Brair Caise Caseus Car Carrus Cara Carus Ceir, pronounced Ker Cera Coileach Gallus Criabhar Cribrum Cuaran Cothurnus Eire Heres Vir Fer Foc Vox English. High. The soul. Cheese. for a shoe. A man. Voice. The lip. Moon. Fonn Fundus Gabh Capio Gniomhach Gnavus Lip Labium Luan, of Lu little, and Luna An a planet Mair Moror Máir, Moles round about, and Tir Marée, Fr. earth Onadh Unda Pill Pello To delay, remain. A mass, a heap. A wave. Sceith In order to shew the corresponding sounds and sense between the Gaelic and Latin, we shall give the following lines. Gaelic. Ruith amhain de mhonaibh. Gaelic. Theann i ramih ag athar. Gaelic. Onadh druide onaidh. Gaelic. Onaidh buala letire. Gaelic. Beir da mi cuach fiona. Gaelic. Phrann iad feart arm streupach. Gaelic. Eich solis togail feinn e alt choire. from the deep gulph.* Words in the Oriental languages which have an analogy to the Gaelic roots. Arabic, Persian, Gaelic. English. English. Father Air, Arab. root. Chief, or prince. Athair, pronounced • Colonel Vallancey, in his Essay on the Antiquity of the Irish language, has colla ted the Punic speech in Plautus with the Iberno-Celtic. Aladh, pronounced} Ar { Ass , Ar. }|age . { Skill Ala Alim, Ar. and Per. Wisdom. Am A season, or Am, in Ar. & Per. A year. s spaceoftime Aun, in Per. Time. Amad A fool. Ammet, Ar. A plebeian. To plough. Speak Abair, Ar. Interpreting Hunger. Age Eta, Chal. Aged Aged man. . A star. Wind Avel, Abel, H.& Syr. Wind. A city, Death Fauz, Per. Death. Bal, Ar. and Heb. Babler. an opening; but Cavity, capathe t being quies- Mouth city, or the cent, it sounds Be Bit, or Betih, Heb. inside of any ol, or Beul, the thing. opening of life. Bean A woman Benaz, Ar. A woman. Biath pronounced Bia, Food Bit, Ar. and Per. Food. Brathair pronounc } A brother ed Brair Berith, Heb. A brother. * In the language of Otaheite the higher classes of the people are called Erree, and the king is called Errie no Rahie, signifying the King of the Nobility. See Cooke's Voyage. Car } { SA car, or Carron, Chal. A chariot. Khan, Ar. and Pers Head, or chief. Keren, Heb. A horn. Gheles, Ar. A cock. Kehel, Ar. Full of years. Who. A circle, or place inclos- ed. Cailleach } Ci, or Co Cill, or Ceill, Jean a Good, or Math, or Ma Good Ș Matach and Matah the taste. Mother. Mathair, pronounc ed Mair, Mother Mar, Syriac |
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