Head, in my words

pann : 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.

Tooth, in my words

fant : 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.

Mouth, in my words

beog : 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.

Nose, in my words

strin : 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.

Ear, in my words

cuast : 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.

Heart, in my words

craon : heart

The Fennas word for heart is craon. Craon is the name of several towns in France. Le Château de Craon is an 18th century French castle. Craon is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for heart is galon/calon; the Irish word for heart is croi; and the Breton word for heart is kalon.

The graphic shows a Celtic heart soap mold.

Foot, in my words

troc : foot

The Fennas word for foot is troc. Troc is an uncommon last name. The Troc can be short for The Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. Troc means barter in French.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for foot is troed/droed; the Irish word for foot is cos; and the Breton word for foot is troad.

The foot graphic shown is a "Monty Python foot".

Hand, in my words

lofh : hand

The Fennas word for hand is lofh. Lofh is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for hand is llaw; the Irish word for hand is lámh; and the Breton word for hand is dorn. In addition, the Cornish word for hand is leuv/leyf or dorn.

I've added the fh consonant combination, which will be pronounced like v, to use for Irish mh and bh.

Eye, in my words

syld : eye

The Fennas word for eye is syld. Syld is a rare last name. SYLD is the airport code for Linden, Guyana, in South America.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for eye is llygad; the Irish word for eye is súil; and the Breton word for eye is lagad.

By the way, my eyes are the color of the eye shown in the graphic.

Horse, in my words

ceghal : horse

The Fennas word for horse is ceghal. Ceghal is a very rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for horse is ceffyl; the Irish word for horse is capall; and the Breton word for horse is marc'h.

In case you wonder where the g in ceghal came from, c'h in Breton is not pronounced as ch in church, but as ch in loch (Scottish) or ach and mich (German). In Fennas, I use gh for that consonant sound.

House, in my words

tich : house

The Fennas word for house is tich. Tich is an uncommon last name. Little Tich (died 1928) was an English music hall comedian.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for house is ty; the Irish word for house is teach; and the Breton word for house is ti.

The photo I found for this post shows a traditional Irish house with a reed roof.

Road, in my words

borth : road

The Fennas word for road is borth. Borth is a last name. Borth means portal in Welsh. Borth is the name of small towns in Wales, Germany and Wisconsin.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for road is ffordd (note that DD in Welsh has the sound of voiced TH as in this or there); the Irish word for road is bóthar; and the Breton word for road is bord.