Sunday, January 30, 2011

Door, in my words

dyrs : door

The Fennas word for door is dyrs. Dyrs is an unusual last name. In Danish dyrs is genitive forms of the noun dyr meaning animal, beast. DYRS FM 91.7 is a radio station in the province of Antique in the Philippines.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for door is drws, the Irish word for door is doras, and the Breton word for door is dor.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Bridge, in my words

Yorkshire stone bridge, FreeFoto.comdrond : bridge

The Fennas word for bridge is drond. Drond is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bridge is pont, the Irish word for bridge is droichead, and the Breton word for bridge is pont.

The Welsh and Breton words appear based on the Latin word for bridge, pons, or perhaps the French word for bridge, pont.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Glass, in my words

gwyne : glass

The Fennas word for glass is gwyne. Gwyne is a last name. Gwyne is a feminine first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for glass is gwydr, the Irish word for glass is gloine, and the Breton word for glass is gwer or gwerenn.

Happy New Year!