Showing posts with label building parts. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Wall, in my words

magla : wall

The Fennas word for wall is magla. Magla is an unusual feminine name. Magla is a rare last name. In Serbo-Croatian màgla means fog. Magla is the name of places in Sweden and Somalia. Magla Bazar is the name of a place in Bangladesh.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh words for wall are magwyr, wal (everyday usage) and mur (formal usage); the Irish word for wall is balla, and the Breton word for wall is moger.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Roof, in my words

toin : roof

The Fennas word for roof is toin. Toin is a unusual first name that can be masculine and Dutch. Toin is a rare last name. In Finnish toin means "I brought".

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for roof is to, the Irish word for roof is dion, and the Breton word for roof is toenn.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Window, in my words

fennerg : window

The Fennas word for window is fennerg.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for window is ffenestr or ffenest, the Irish word for window is fuinneog, and the Breton word for window is prenestr.

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.