Water, in my words

duir : water

The word for water is duir. Duir is an unusual last name. Duir is a rare first name. In Ogham, an early Irish alphabet, the symbol for D is called duir (or dair), and dair means oak in Irish. In Sindarin duir means dark (plural adjective).

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for water is dwr (here w is a vowel), the Irish word for water is uisce, the Breton word for water is dour, and the Cornish word for water is dowr. In addition the Manx word for water is ushtey.

I've modified this word. My previous Fennas word for water was wuir.

Air, in my words

aer : air

The Fennas word for air is aer. The word for air in Welsh, Irish and Breton is aer. They agree on that, and so will I. In Latin and Romanian aer also means air. In Estonian aer means paddle.

Fire, in my words

tain : fire

The Fennas word for fire is tain. Tain is a last name. In English tain is thin tin foil for mirrors. In French tain is silvering for mirrors or aluminium foil. Táin Bó Cúailnge is an ancient Irish mythological epic tale. Tain is the name of cities in France, UK (Scotland), Germany, Pakistan, South Korea and Afghanistan.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for fire is tân, the Irish word for fire is tine, and the Breton and Cornish words for fire are tan.