Sunday, April 5, 2015

Potato, in my words

tadra : potato

The Fennas word for potato is tadra. Tadra is an unusual last name. Tadra is a rare feminine first name. Tadra is the name of places in Hungary and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for potato is taten, the Irish word for potato is práta, the Breton word for potato is aval-douar (apple-earth), the Cornish words for potato are aval dor (apple earth) and tetti, the Scottish Gaelic word for potato is buntàta, and the Manx word for potato is praase.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Carrot, in my words

cairont : carrot

The Fennas word for carrot is cairont. In Catalan similar Caront means Charon from Greek Mythology. Similar Cairon is a town in northwestern France.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for carrots is moron (singular is moronen), the Breton word for carrots is karotez (singular is karotezenn), and the Cornish word for carrots is karetys (singular is karetysen). The Irish word for carrot is cairéad, the Scottish Gaelic word for carrot is curran, and the Manx word for carrot is carradje.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Cabbage, in my words

cabrol : cabbage

The Fennas word for cabbage is cabrol. Cabrol is an unusual last name. Similar Cabrolles is a place in southeast France.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for cabbage is bresychen (plural is bresych), the Irish word for cabbage is cabáiste, the Breton word for cabbage is kaol, and the Cornish word for cabbage is kowlen (collective is kowl).

In addition, the Scottish Gaelic word for cabbage is càl, and the Manx word for cabbage is cabbash.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Grass, in my words

geart : grass

The Fennas word for grass is geart. Geart is an unusual masculine first name. Geart is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for grass is gwellt (also glaswellt), the Irish word for grass is féar, the Breton word for grass is geot, and the Cornish word for grass is gwels.  In addition, the Scottish Gaelic word for grass is feur, and the Manx word for grass is faiyr.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Lake, in my words

lonn : lake

The Fennas word for lake is lonn. Lonn is an unusual masculine first name. Lonn (and Lönn) is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for lake is llyn, the Irish word for lake is loch, the Breton word for lake is lenn, and the Cornish word for lake is lynn. All are very similar. In addition, the Scottish Gaelic word for lake is loch (same as Irish), and the Manx word for lake is logh.