Irish, or Scottish Gaelicsmidean(pronounced[s̪mitʲan]), a very small bit (connected to Irishsmidirín, smithereen), fromsmid, syllable or a small bit. Strath[1] Irish, or Scottish Gaelicsrath(pronounced[s̪t̪ɾah]), a wide valley. Words popularly believed to be Gaelic Smas...
Words of Chinese originhave entered theEnglish languageand manyEuropean languages. Most of these were loanwords from Chinese itself, a term covering those members of theChinese branchof theSino-Tibetan languagefamily. However, Chinese words have also entered indirectly via other languages, particularlyJ...
Start learning Swedish and have fun with your words with Drops. What language is most similar to English? The language that is the most similar to English is Scots (different from Scots-Gaelic). It’s spoken in Scotland and is a minority language. The majority language that is the most si...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Irish English Wikipedia n. English as spoken by the Irish. Also calledAnglo-Irish,Hiberno-English,Irish. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
Saxons and their language as Saxon, and the word is hiddenwithin the Scots Gaelic (usually) jocular term Sassenach. Words in Englishthat are of Germanic origin (as opposed to those from Latin and theRomance languages) are often call...
Copeland-English-Hittite Dictionary, with Concordance December 20, 2020 By Mel Copeland Introduction This work includes Hittite words gleaned from internet sources, including the University of Texas1 and substantially from Lia Liberian, (aka Lia Pema) an undergraduate of VU University Amsterdam who ...
WewillbeginbylookingatthelinguisticandsociologicaloriginoftheEnglishlanguageandmovethroughthehistoryofBritainandIreland,followingtheevolutionoftheEnglishlanguagefromaforeignminoritylanguageoftheuneducatedclassestothemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.WewillalsolookcloselyattheriseandfalloftheBritishEmpire,theUSAandotherkey...
If you are looking for anIrish Birthday toast or Irish Birthday blessingclickright here on link. And how about listening to someFamous Irish Songs? The Irish way with words extends to curses. Check out the power and humour ofIrish Curses, not always for the faint-hearted. Gaelic Matters...
Most words of Native American language origin are thecommon namesfor indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items ofNative Americanlife and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word. For instance,sequoiasar...
To conclude, the words of the Turkic origin began penetrating English as early as the Middle Ages, the Turkic loanwords found their way into English through other languages, most frequently through French. Since the 16c, beginning from the time of the establishment of the direct contacts between...