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.

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.

Tree, in my words

cerwan : tree

The Fennas word for tree is cerwan. Cerwan is a rare last name. Cerwan is a rare first name.

The word for tree in Welsh is coeden, tree in Irish is crann, and tree in Breton is gwezenn.

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.

East, in my words

yrtar : 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.

West, in my words

corlar : 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.

South, in my words

dehu : 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.

North, in my words

tuald : 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.