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.

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.

Valley, in my words

dalyn : valley

The Fennas word for valley is dalyn. Dalyn a unusual first name. Dalyn is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for valley is dyffryn, the Irish word for valley is gleann; and the Breton word for valley is saon. There are other words for valley, in addition to those I mention.

I made this word is similar to the English word dale, which is a term for a small valley.

Field, in my words

paec : field

The Fennas word for field is paec. PAEC is an acronym for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for field is cae or parc, the Irish word for field is páirc, and the Cornish word for field is park.

Marsh, in my words

gorasc : marsh

The Fennas word for marsh (or swamp) is gorasc. Similar word gorascwrn (which I can't translate) appears in a medieval Welsh manuscript.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for marsh (bog, swamp, fen) is cors, the Irish word for marsh, swamp is seascann, the Breton word for swamp is gwern or geun.

Forest, in my words

caolig : forest

The Fennas word for forest is caolig. Similar Irish word caol means lean, slight, narrow.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh words for forest are coedwig and fforest, the Irish words for forest are coill and foraois, the Breton word for forest is koad. I think that I can assume that the words fforest and foraois are not Celtic.

Sea, in my words

moir : sea

The Fennas word for sea is moir. Moir is a last name. In Manx (a recently extinct but now revived Celtic language) moir means mother, queen.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for sea is môr, the Irish words for sea are farraige and muir, and the Breton word for sea is mor. In addition, the Cornish word for sea is mor, and the Scottish Gaelic words for sea are muir, fairge and cuan.

Mountain, in my words

mendh : mountain

The Fennas word for mountain is mendh. The Indo-European root mendh- means to learn. Mendh was a King of the Isle of Man about 600 AD.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for mountain is mynydd, the Breton word for island is menez, the Irish word for island is sliabh.

Island, in my words

elys : island

The Fennas word for island is elys. Elys is an uncommon last name. Elys is a first name that can be masculine or feminine. Elys Corner is a town in New Jersey.

I like that this new word is somewhat like Ellis, as in Ellis Island.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for island is ynys, the Breton word for island is enez, the Irish word for island is oileán. In addition, island in Scottish Gaelic is eilean.

Hill, in my words

brec : hill

The Fennas word for hill is brec. Brec is an unusual last name. In Breton similarly spelled word brec'h means arm.

How did I come up with this word? The word for hill in Welsh is bryn, and hill in Irish is cnoc. Bre is an obsolete term for hill in Breton and Scottish Gaelic.

River, in my words

abin : river

The Fennas word for river is abin. Abin is a last name. ABIN is an acronym for Agencia Brasileira de Inteligência (Brazilian Intelligence Agency). Abin Sur is a fictional superhero from the DC Comics Green Lantern.

How did I come up with this word? The word for river in Welsh is afon and river in Irish is abhainn. River in Breton seems to be ster or riniver, which is different from Welsh and Irish.