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, December 5, 2010
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Cold, in my words
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Hot, in my words
peth : hotThe Fennas word for hot is peth. Peth is a last name. In Sindarin peth means word. In Welsh peth means thing. Peth is the name of cities in India and towns in the United States.
The Welsh word for hot is poeth, the Irish word for hot is te, and the Breton word for hot is tomm. Also, in Scottish Gaelic hot is teth.
Sorry that it has been weeks since my last update. I didn't intend to be away that long.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Night, in my words
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Day, in my words
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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.
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.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Tin, in my words
sten : tin
The Fennas word for tin (metal) is sten. Sten is a Scandinavian masculine first name and a last name. Sten submachine gun. In Cornish (another Celtic language) sten means tin. In Danish and Swedish sten means stone. Sten is the name of cities in Sweden, Afghanistan and Romania.
How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for tin is tun, the Irish word for tin is stan, the Breton word for tin is staen. In Cornish, another Celtic language, the word for tin is sten.
The picture shows a tin ceiling panel. I like seeing tin ceilings in old Victorian buildings.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
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.
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.
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