Other simillar names would be appreciated too eg: black, tiger, large cat, bobcat, ...most anything that would relate to large, black cat.
Other languages are helpful too. Irish, Welch, Old French, Old English, Gaelic, etc. Thanks
2007-04-28 12:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by Lady Deemma 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Cat is an ancient Celtic word.because the ancient Celtic world had cats. All the big cats (panthers, leopards, lions, etc.) come from countries outside the Celtic expansion, so any words in the modern Celtic languages for those are just going to be phonetic loan words (as pointed out by James O).
Also, to learn Irish, go to www.philo-celtic.com .
Le gach dea-ghuí / Best, - Jerry
2007-04-28 19:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried Celtic Dictionaries online? Which Celtic Language: Irish or Scottish Gaelic, (Q Celtic languages)? Welsh or Breton (P Celtic langues)?There are also recently exinct Celtic Manx(Q) and Cornish (P). On Gramadach I found:cat for cat,leon for lion(like Spanish),tiogar for tiger and pantar for panther in Irish Gaelic dictionary.
2007-04-28 12:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering the same question too yesterday
2016-09-20 10:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by paul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also have the same question
2016-08-24 00:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋