What is the Celtic word for horse?
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What is the Celtic word for horse?
Epona was a Celtic goddess. Her name contains an allusion to the horse: in Celtic, epos means horse and the suffix -ona affixed simply means on. Epona is the patron goddess of mares and foals. The oldest information about the Gallic goddess of horses is found in Juvenal (Satires, VIII, 155 ff).
What is Capall?
capall m (genitive singular capaill, nominative plural capaill) horse (large hoofed animal)
What horse is native to Ireland?
The Irish Draught This is Irelands official national horse. The Irish Draught was originally bred to work on the farm, but their athletic stature makes them popular as sports horses today. These horses are commonly crossbred with thoroughbreds due to their strong body and ability to easily train.
What does tih mean in horses?
Traditional Irish Horse Category ISH (TIH)
What does horse mean in Gaelic?
In Gaelic, the word reti and later riata, normally denotes a riding horse (Fraser, p. 148). * This is significant because Reti is the root word of Dalriada.
What is mare in Irish?
More Irish words for mare. lir noun. mare.
What was the old English word for horse?
hors
What is the Celtic word for heart?
croxedthe [KRrrEE-huh], hearts; note that the xed stays long here, unlike words like rxfanaxed, pl.