Horse, in my words

ceghal : horse

The Fennas word for horse is ceghal. Ceghal is a very rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for horse is ceffyl; the Irish word for horse is capall; and the Breton word for horse is marc'h.

In case you wonder where the g in ceghal came from, c'h in Breton is not pronounced as ch in church, but as ch in loch (Scottish) or ach and mich (German). In Fennas, I use gh for that consonant sound.

House, in my words

tich : house

The Fennas word for house is tich. Tich is an uncommon last name. Little Tich (died 1928) was an English music hall comedian.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for house is ty; the Irish word for house is teach; and the Breton word for house is ti.

The photo I found for this post shows a traditional Irish house with a reed roof.

Road, in my words

borth : road

The Fennas word for road is borth. Borth is a last name. Borth means portal in Welsh. Borth is the name of small towns in Wales, Germany and Wisconsin.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for road is ffordd (note that DD in Welsh has the sound of voiced TH as in this or there); the Irish word for road is bóthar; and the Breton word for road is bord.

Valley, in my words

dalyn : valley

The Fennas word for valley is dalyn. Dalyn a unusual first name. Dalyn is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for valley is dyffryn, the Irish word for valley is gleann; and the Breton word for valley is saon. There are other words for valley, in addition to those I mention.

I made this word is similar to the English word dale, which is a term for a small valley.