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.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Cold, in my words

coldyfer : cold

The Fennas word for cold is yfer. In Old English ýfer (or ýfre) means escarpment.

The Welsh word for cold is oer, the Irish word for cold is fuar, and the Breton word for cold is yen.

Hope you liked the water faucet graphics for cold and hot.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Hot, in my words

hotpeth : hot

The 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

nightnois : night

The Fennas word for night is nois. Nois is a last name. In Catalan nois means boys. Nois is the name of a city in Spain.

The Welsh words for night are noson and nos, the Irish word for night is oíche, and the Breton word for night is noz.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Day, in my words

daydyla : day

The Fennas word for day is dyla. Dyla is an uncommon last name. DYLA is a AM radio station in Cebu City in the Philippines.

The Welsh word for day is dydd, the Irish word for day is lá, and the Breton word for day is deiz.

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.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Tin, in my words

tin ceilingsten : 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.