Sunday, April 29, 2012

Ring, in my words

faidu : ring

The Fennas word for ring is faidu. Faidu is a island in Maldives.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for ring is modrwy; the Irish word for ring is fáinne; and the Breton word for ring is bizou.

I believe the words I found for ring in Welsh, Irish, and Breton are valid, but the words are not at all similar.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Blood, in my words

bloodgwul : blood

The Fennas word for blood is gwul. Gwul is an acronym for Greater Washington Urban League. Gwul means to do or to make in Cornish. Gwul is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for blood is gwaed; the Irish word for blood is fuil; and the Breton word for blood is gwad.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Back, in my words

backdren : back

The Fennas word for back is dren. Dren is an uncommon last name. Dren is a unisex Albanian first name. Dren means thorn in Cornish. Dren means dogwood in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene. Dren is a fictional profanity from the sci-fi TV series Farscape. Dren is the name of places in Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Bulgaria.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for back is cefn; the Irish word for back is droim; and the Breton word for back is kein.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Face, in my words

ynedh : face

The Fennas word for face is ynedh.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for face is wyneb; the Irish word for face is aghaidh; and the Breton word for face is dremm.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Leg, in my words

leg gos : leg

The Fennas word for leg is gos. Gos is a last name. Gos is a rare first name. In Catalan gos means dog. In Old English gós means goose. Gos is the name of a place in Ethiopia.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for leg is coes; the Irish word for leg is cos; and the Breton word for leg is gar.

Note - I've changed the word for hand, an earlier post, from laen to lofh.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Arm, in my words

regh : arm

The Fennas word for arm is regh. Regh is a last name. Regh is a rare first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for arm is braich; the Irish word for arm is géag; and the Breton word for arm is brec'h.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Finger, in my words

fingermyb : finger

The Fennas word for finger is myb. MYB is the UK National Rail station code for Marylebone station in London.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for finger is bys; the Irish word for finger is méar; and the Breton word for finger is biz.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Head, in my words

headpann : head

The Fennas word for head is pann. Pann is a last name. Pann is a Tamil (South Indian) system of music. Pann is the name of places in Pakistan and Chad.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for head is pen; the Irish word for head is ceann; and the Breton word for head is penn.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Tooth, in my words

tooth_molarfant : tooth

The Fennas word for tooth is fant. Fant is a last name. Fant means found in Norwegian. Fant means boy in Slovene.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for tooth is dant; the Irish word for tooth is fiacail; and the Breton word for tooth is dant.

In many ways, Fennas is a mix of Welsh and Irish. Breton is closer related to Welsh than Irish.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Mouth, in my words

mouthbeog : mouth

The Fennas word for mouth is beog. Beog is a rare last name. BEOG is an acronym for Basic Educational Opportunity Grant.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for mouth is ceg; the Irish word for mouth is béal; and the Breton word for mouth is genou.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Nose, in my words

nosestrin : nose

The Fennas word for nose is strin. Strin is an unusual last name. A similar word is string.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for nose is trwyn; the Irish word for nose is srón; and the Breton word for nose is fri.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Ear, in my words

earcuast : ear

The Fennas word for ear is cuast. Cuast is an uncommon last name. Cuast is a misspelling of coast.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for ear is clust; the Irish word for ear is cluas; and the Breton word for ear is skouarn.

This word has been revised, previously is was scuast.