Reading Rebus

Axe

• French: hache
• German: axt, beil
• Irish: tua
• Latin: ascia, securis
• Scots Gaelic: tuagh
• Spanish: hacha

Bear

• French: ours
• German: bär
• Irish: iompróidh
• Latin: ursa
• Scots Gaelic: mathan
• Spanish: oso

Bird (generic)

• French: oiseau, volaille
• German: vogel
• Irish: éan
• Latin: ales, avis 
• Scots Gaelic: eun
• Spanish: ave, pájaro

Boar

• French: sanglier, verrat
• German: eber, keiler, wildschwein
• Irish: collach, torc
• Latin: aper, majalis, sus, verres
• Scots Gaelic: torc
• Spanish: jabali, verraco

Boat

• French: bateau
• German: boot, schiff
• Irish: bád
• Latin: navis
• Scots Gaelic: bàta
• Spanish: bote

Bow

• French: arc, archet
• German: bogen
• Irish: bogha
• Latin: arcus
• Scots Gaelic: bogha
• Spanish: arco

Cat

• French: chat(te), félin
• German: katze
• Irish: cat
• Scots Gaelic: cat
• Latin: cattus, felis
• Spanish: gata/o, felino

Crab

• French: crabe
• German: krabbe
• Irish: portán
• Latin: cancer, carcinos
• Scots Gaelic: crùbag
• Spanish: cangrejo

Crow

(note: some languages do not differentiate between “crow” and “raven,” see further down)

• French: corneille
• German: krähe
• Irish: beanna
• Latin: corvus, cornix, cornicula
• Scots Gaelic: feannag
• Spanish: cuervo

Crown

• French: couronne
• German: krone
• Irish: coróin
• Latin: corona, coronam
• Scots Gaelic: crùn
• Spanish: corona

Dog

(keep in mind, breed may be significant)

• French: chien(ne)
• German: hund
• Irish: madra, gadhar, rógaire
• Latin: canis, canes
• Scots Gaelic: cù
• Spanish: perro, can

Eagle

• French: aigle
• German: adler, eagle
• Irish: iolar
• Latin: aquila
• Scots Gaelic: iolaire
• Spanish: águila, eagle

Falcon

• French: faucon
• German: falke
• Irish: fabhcún
• Latin: falco
• Scots Gaelic: seabhag
• Spanish: halcón

Fish

• French: poisson
• German: fisch
• Irish: isac
• Latin: piscis
• Scots Gaelic: isag
• Spanish: faenar, pescado, pescar

Hawk

• French: aigle, faucon
• German: falke, habicht, sperber
• Irish: seabhac
• Latin: accipiter, immussilus
• Scots Gaelic: seabhag
• Spanish: halcón, gavilán

Hen

• French: poulette
• German: hähnchen, henne, huhn
• Irish: cearc, sicín
• Latin: gallina, pullum
• Scots Gaelic: cearc
• Spanish: gallina, hembra, pollo

Horse

• French: cheval (male), jument (female)
• German: pferd, ross
• Irish: capall, each
• Latin: equus, caballus
• Scots Gaelic: each
• Spanish: caballo

Knight

• French: cavalier, chevalier
• German: ritter
• Irish: ridire
• Latin: miles
• Scots Gaelic: ridire
• Spanish: caballero

Lady

• French: dame, femme
• German: dame, lady, frau
• Irish: bhean
• Latin: domina, matron
• Scots Gaelic: bhean
• Spanish: dama, señora

Leopard

• French: léopard
• German: leopard
• Irish: liopard
• Latin: pardus
• Scots Gaelic: leopard
• Spanish: leopardo

Lion

• French: lion
• German: löwe
• Irish: leon
• Latin: leo
• Scots Gaelic: leòmhann
• Spanish: león

Lioness

• French: leonne
• German: löwin
• Irish: leon
• Latin: leo
• Scots Gaelic: leòmhann
• Spanish: león

Owl

• French: chouette (female), hibou (male)
• German: eule
• Irish: ulchabhán
• Latin: bubo, noctua, ulula, strix 
• Scots Gaelic: comhachag
• Spanish: búho, lechuza, mochuelo

Ox

• French: boeuf
• German: ochse
• Irish: damh
• Latin: bos, taurus, ruricola
• Scots Gaelic: daimh
• Spanish: buey

Rabbit/Cony

• French: lapin(e)
• German: hase, kaninchen
• Irish: coinín
• Latin: cunniculus, lepus 
• Scots Gaelic: coineanach
• Spanish: conejo (buck), coneja (doe)

Ram

• French: bélier, mouton
• German: bock, schaf, wider
• Irish: caoirigh
• Latin: aries, ovis
• Scots Gaelic: reithe
• Spanish: oveja

Raven

• French: corbeau
• German: rabe
• Irish: fitheach
• Latin: corvus, cornix, cornicula
• Scots Gaelic: fitheach
• Spanish: cuervo

Rooster

• French: poulet
• German: hahn, hähnchen
• Irish: coileach, rooster, sicín
• Latin: gallus, pullum
• Scots Gaelic: ròc
• Spanish: gallo, pollo

Scales

• French: balance
• German: wage
• Irish: scálaí
• Latin: trutina, statera dolosa
• Scots Gaelic: lannan
• Spanish: balanza

Shield

• French: bouclier, écran, écu
• German: schild, schirm, schutz
• Irish: cosaint, sciath
• Latin: clypeus, parma, scutum
• Scots Gaelic: sgiath
• Spanish: blindaje, proteger

Snake

• French: serpent
• German: natter, schlange
• Irish: nathair
• Latin: anguis, coluber, serpens, vipera
• Scots Gaelic: nathair
• Spanish: culebra, serpiente

Spear

• French: point
• German: speer
• Irish: sleá
• Latin: hasta
• Scots Gaelic: sleigh
• Spanish: asta, arpón

Stag

• French: cerf
• German: hirsch
• Irish: damh (indeed, the same as Ox)
• Latin: cervus, tarandus
• Scots Gaelic: damh 
• Spanish: ciervo

Sword

• French: épée, lame, sabre
• German: klinge, schwert
• Irish: claíomh
• Latin: ensis, gladio
• Scots Gaelic: claidheamh
• Spanish: espada, estoque

Wolf

• French: loup
• German: wolf
• Irish: búraló, mac tíre
• Latin: lupus
• Scots Gaelic: madadh-allaidh
• Spanish: lobo

Wolfess

• French: louve
• German: wölfin
• Irish: búraló, mac tíre
• Latin: lupus
• Scotish Gaelic: madadh-allaidh
• Spanish: loba