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Just a quick post to share some LGBTQ+ terms in Breton. I'm not a Breton speaker, but in my research for Welsh LGBTQ+ language I've come across a few Breton terms as well. I thought I'd share the knowledge!

Most of these terms can also be found at http://celticstudents.blogspot.com/2021/02/lgbtq-terminology-in-celtic-languages.html?m=1

Terms:

Daoureizhad/Divreizhad-Bisexual

Direizhad-Asexual

Dizaouredel-Nonbinary

Heñvelreizh-Gay / Lesbian

Treuz—reizh-Transgender

And here's a term I came across in an old French-Breton dictionary:

Dictionnaire Breton- Garnier, 1986

Both rŵan and nawr are contractions using 'awr' (hour), but from different phrases.

‘Nawr' comes from 'Yn awr' with 'Yn' in this instance being an outdated version of the definite article which is no longer used - so 'The hour'.

(This is preserved in Scots “the noo/the now” coming as a speech pattern transfer from fellow celtic language Scottish Gaelic.)

Rhosyn - Rose

Cenhinen Bedr (literally “Peter’s Leeks”) - Daffodil

(Daffodil is also commonly used in Welsh)

Ysgall - Thistle

Llin (Parhaol) (Literally “perennial flax”/“flaxweed”) - Flax

(“Blodau’r llin” is flax flower)

Siamroc - Shamrock

Dant y llew (Literally “lion’s tooth”) - Dandelion

Eiddew/Iorwg - Ivy

Gwyddfid - Honeysuckle

Bwtias y Gog/Cennin y Brain/Clychau'r eos/Glas y llwyn

(these names are literally things like, “Crows’ leeks”, “Nightingales’ rings” or “the blue shrub” etc.) - Bluebell

Blodyn ymenyn (Literally “butter’s flower) - Buttercup

Carnasiwn/Penigan pêr - Carnation

Llygad y dydd (literally “eye of the day”/“Day’s eye”) - Daisy

Bys coch (literally “red finger”) - Foxglove

Croeso haf (literally “Summer’s Welcome”) - Hyacinth

Hydrangea has only ever been hydrangea to my ears tbh, except by an elderly lady and also by a botanist who both seemed to call them something like “llaeth cueled” or “Coch/Glas cueled” which mean something like “curdled milk” or “red/blue curds”) but this might have just been a nickname - Hydrangea

Gellysgen - Iris

Siasmyn - Jasmine

Lafant - Lavender

Lelog - Lilac

Lili’r dyffrynoedd - Lily of the valley

Alaw/lili - Lily

Tegeirian - Orchid

Rhosyn y mynydd (literally “mountain rose” - Peony

Pabi - Poppy

Blodyn haul/ blodyn yr haul (literally “sunflower”) - Sunflower

Tiwlip - Tulip

Dulas/fioled - Violet

Barf y hen ŵr (literally “old man’s beard”) - Clematis

Clymog Rwsia (literally “knotted Russia”) - Silver lace vine/Russian Vine/mile-a-minute/Chinese fleece-vine/Bukhara fleece-flower.

Rhedynen - Fern

Grug - Heather

We did not, do not and have no future plans to have, runes of any kind.

Irish (again that’s Irish, not “Gaelic”) has ogam but again that is not runes.

Old English has runes, if you want runic writing, Old English is your friend.

Neither Brythonic nor Goedelic celtic languages use runes, nor have we ever.

Please stop. I’m not being rude, I just get asked regularly by americans

“when we switched to writing in the english (I’m guessing they mean Latin) alphabet?”

“does anyone still write in the runes?”

“are we planning to/why don’t we switch back to the runes?”

“can you translate XYZ into Welsh but write the tranlslation in runes...”

Spring - Gwangwyn

March - Mis Mawrth

April - Mis Ebrill

May - Mis Mai

Sunshine - Heulwen

Bloom/Blossom - Blodeuyn

Flower - Blodyn

Bees - Gwenynen

Equinox - Cyhydnos

Melt water - Dŵr tawrdd

Grow - Codi/Tyfu

To plant (in the ground) - Plannu

A plant (tree/flower/bush etc) - Planhigyn

Pollen - Paill

Scent - Persawr

Daylight - Golau dydd

Warm front - Ffrynt Cynnes

Seeds - Hadau (also sperm lol)

Bright - Claer

Green - Glas

Meadow - Dôl

Soil - Pridd/Baw

Breeze - Awel

Winter - gaeaf

Snow - bwrw eira

Rain - bwrw glaw

Hail - bwrw cenllysg

Ice - iâ

December - Mis Rhagfyr

January - Mis Ionawr

February - Mis Chwefror

Cold/coldness- oer/oerfel

Fire/Fireplace - tân/lle tân

Hot chocolate - siocled poeth

Cosy/comfy/snug- Cap tebot/clyd/cysurus

Blankets - blancedi/gwrthbannau

Boots - Esgidiau

Soup - cawl/potes

Warm/Warmth - cynhesu/cynhesrwydd