Sunday, February 27, 2011

Silver, in my words

silver dimearind : silver

The Fennas word for silver (metal) is arind. Arind is a first name which can be masculine or feminine which usually seems to be Indian or Indonesian. Arind is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for silver is arian, the Irish word for silver is airgead, and the Breton word for silver is arc'hant.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Copper, in my words

copper pennycobar : copper

The Fennas word for copper (metal) is cobar. Cobar is a last name. Cobar is a small city in New South Wales, Australia.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for copper is copr, the Irish word for copper is copar, and the Breton word for copper is kouevr. In other Celtic langauges, the word for copper in Cornish is cober and the word for copper in Manx is cobbyr.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Bone, in my words

ascan : bone

The Fennas word for bone is ascan. Ascan is an unusual masculine Germanic name. In Old English ascan means ashes.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bone is asgwrn, the Irish word for bone is cnámh, and the Breton word for bone is askorn.

The bones shown in the picture are camel bones.

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.