Showing posts with label materials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label materials. Show all posts

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Bone, in my words

ascan : bone

The Fennas word for bone is ascan. Ascan is an unusual masculine Germanic name. In Old English ascan means ashes.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bone is asgwrn, the Irish word for bone is cnámh, and the Breton word for bone is askorn.

The bones shown in the picture are camel bones.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Glass, in my words

gwyne : glass

The Fennas word for glass is gwyne. Gwyne is a last name. Gwyne is a feminine first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for glass is gwydr, the Irish word for glass is gloine, and the Breton word for glass is gwer or gwerenn.

Happy New Year!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Paper, in my words

paperpapeor : paper

The Fennas word for paper is papeor. Papeor can be a misspelling of paper.

The Welsh word for paper is papur, the Irish word for paper is páipéar, and the Breton word for paper seems to be paper.

Admittedly my word doesn't look that foreign, but neither do the Welsh, Irish and Breton words. All the words for paper are nearly paper.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Wax, in my words

cear : wax

The Fennas word for wax is cear. Cear is a last name. In Portuguese cear means to sup, to have supper.

The Welsh word for wax is cwyr, the Irish word for wax is céir, and the Breton word for wax is koar.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Wood, in my words

prad : wood

The Fennas word for wood is prad. Prad means meadow in Breton. In English (colloquial) prad is a horse. Prad am Stilfser Joch (Italian: Prato allo Stelvio) is a city in Italy on the border with Switzerland.

The Welsh word for wood is pren, the Irish word for wood is adhmad, and the Breton word for wood is koad.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Stone, in my words

clarn : stone

The Fennas word for stone is clarn. Clarn is an uncommon last name. Similar word Clarin is the name of a newspaper in Argentina.

The Welsh word for stone is carreg, the Irish word for stone is clcoh, and the Breton word for stone is maen.

Correct me if I'm wrong on any translations.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Wool, in my words

lagn : wool

The Fennas word for wool is lagn. Lagn is a rare last name. In Bresciano (a northern Italian language) lagn means lament.

The Welsh word for wool is gwlan, the Irish word for wool is olann, and the Breton word for wool is gloan.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Sand, in my words

taedh : sand

The Fennas word for sand is taedh.

The Welsh word for sand is tywod, the Irish word for sand is gaineamh, and the Breton word for sand is traezh.

I started the Fennas word for sand with T because the Welsh and the Breton words begin with T. I ended the Fennas word with H because the Irish and the Breton words end with H.