Sunday, January 30, 2011

Door, in my words

dyrs : door

The Fennas word for door is dyrs. Dyrs is an unusual last name. In Danish dyrs is genitive forms of the noun dyr meaning animal, beast. DYRS FM 91.7 is a radio station in the province of Antique in the Philippines.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for door is drws, the Irish word for door is doras, and the Breton word for door is dor.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Bridge, in my words

Yorkshire stone bridge, FreeFoto.comdrond : bridge

The Fennas word for bridge is drond. Drond is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bridge is pont, the Irish word for bridge is droichead, and the Breton word for bridge is pont.

The Welsh and Breton words appear based on the Latin word for bridge, pons, or perhaps the French word for bridge, pont.

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.

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.