Felo
Proto-Celtic Word Substitution Translator Online
What is Proto-Celtic Word Substitution Translator Online?
Proto-Celtic Word Substitution Translator Online converts text between English and a fixed list of reconstructed Proto-Celtic vocabulary. It is a glossary swapper, not a grammar engine: it replaces known words and phrases with their listed counterparts and leaves everything else untouched. You type a sentence, choose a direction, and get back converted text plus a short report of what matched and what did not.
This is useful when you want a quick Proto-Celtic flavour for a name, a phrase, a tabletop campaign handout or a worldbuilding note, and you want to see exactly which words came from the list rather than guessing.
Key Features
- Bidirectional substitution. English to Proto-Celtic and Proto-Celtic to English, using the same finite lexicon in both directions.
- Longest-phrase-first matching. Multi-word entries such as "body of water" and "young man" are matched before their component words, so "body of water" becomes mori rather than being broken apart.
- Visible mapping table. Each response lists the pairs actually applied, so you can audit the result.
- Preservation report. Words with no listed equivalent are kept exactly as typed and listed separately, never silently dropped.
- Random sentence option. Ask for a sample sentence built only from supported vocabulary when you want a quick demonstration.
How to Use
- Type your text and state the direction, for example "English to Proto-Celtic: the king saw the sea". If you do not state a direction, the agent assumes English to Proto-Celtic and says so.
- Read the converted text in the copyable block, then check the mapping table to see which words were swapped.
- Review the preservation report. Any word listed there has no entry in the lexicon; rephrase it with a supported synonym if you want it converted.
Example Use Cases
- Proto-Celtic name and title flavour for fiction. Convert "the king and the druid" to see rīxs and druwid̥s appear in your draft.
- Reverse lookup of a Proto-Celtic word substitution. Paste a line containing sūlis or mori and ask for the English equivalents to check what a reconstructed form is standing in for.
- Classroom or club demonstration of reconstructed vocabulary. Generate a short random sentence from supported words to show how limited a lexical list is compared with a real language.
A quick before-and-after: input "my father and mother" gives ɸatīr and mātīr for the two kinship words, while "my" has no listed entry and is preserved unchanged and reported.
Tips for Best Results
- Use short, plain sentences. Long clauses add unmatched words that stay in English and can make the output look inconsistent.
- State the direction explicitly when your text could plausibly be either language, especially for single words like mī or tū.
- Treat the output as vocabulary substitution. Word order, case endings and agreement are not modelled, so do not present results as grammatically valid Proto-Celtic.
FAQ
What input format does it accept?
Plain text typed into the chat. There is no file upload and no character limit enforced by the agent, though very long passages produce long preservation reports.
How accurate is the result?
It is exact for the fixed lexicon: a listed word always maps to its listed form. It is not a translation engine, so unlisted words, inflections and syntax are not converted. Forms are reconstructed scholarly vocabulary, not attested running text.
How does this compare with the original source page?
Some free text tools present two textareas and swap words silently. This agent returns the converted text in a copyable block, shows the mapping it applied, and reports unmatched words, which the original page does not display. The underlying lexicon is the same kind of finite list, so neither produces grammatical sentences.
Can it translate a whole paragraph into Proto-Celtic?
Only the words in the lexicon will change. Everything else stays in English and is listed in the preservation report.