Showing posts with label compass directions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compass directions. Show all posts

Friday, July 9, 2010

East, in my words

eastyrtar : east

The Fennas word for east is yrtar. Yrtar is possibly a last name. In Chuvash, a Turkic language spoken in central Russia, yrtar means tire, causing fatigue, tiredness.

The word for east in Welsh is dwyrain, east in Breton is reter, and east in Irish is iarthar.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

West, in my words

westcorlar : west

The Fennas word for west is corlar. Corlar is rare last name. Corlar is a brand of epoxy primer paint.

The word for west in Welsh is gorllewin, west in Breton is kornaoueg, and west in Irish is iarthar.

Monday, July 5, 2010

South, in my words

southdehu : south

The Fennas word for south is dehu. Dehu (or Déhu) is a last name. Dehu is the name of cities in India and the Congo.

The word for south in Welsh is deheubarth or de or deau. The word for south in Irish is deisceart. Welsh and Irish are similar. The word for south in Breton, su, appears to influenced by French.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

North, in my words

northtuald : north

The Fennas word for north is tuald. Tuald is computer users' names.

The words for north in Welsh, Irish and Breton don't seem alike in any way. This surprised me. The word for north in Irish is tuaisceart, the word for north in Welsh is gogledd. It appears that the word for north in Breton, nort or norz, was borrowed from French.