Sunday, August 28, 2011

Eight, in my words

eighteoth : eight

The Fennas word for eight is eoth. Eoth is a rare last name. EOTH is an acronym for Escalator over the Hill, a jazz opera.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for eight is with/wyth; the Breton word for eight is eizh; and the Irish word for eight is ocht.

My previous Fennas word for eight was orith.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Seven, in my words

seith : seven

The Fennas word for seven is seith. Seith is a last name. Seith is an rare masculine first name. Seith is an archaic English form of say.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for seven is saith; the Breton word for seven is seizh; and the Irish word for seven is seacht.

My previous Fennas word for seven was saest.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Six, in my words

sixchae : six

The Fennas word for six is chae. Chae is a last name that can be Korean. Chaé Organics of Colorado sells skin and body products. Khao chae is a Thai flower-scented rice dish.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for six is chwech; the Breton word for six is c'hwec'h; and the Irish word for six is sé.

My previous Fennas word for six was chea.