Sunday, September 30, 2012

Wall, in my words

magla : wall

The Fennas word for wall is magla. Magla is an unusual feminine name. Magla is a rare last name. In Serbo-Croatian màgla means fog. Magla is the name of places in Sweden and Somalia. Magla Bazar is the name of a place in Bangladesh.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh words for wall are magwyr, wal (everyday usage) and mur (formal usage); the Irish word for wall is balla, and the Breton word for wall is moger.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Fence, in my words

fales : fence

The Fennas word for fence is fales. Fales is an uncommon last name. Fales Library at NYU. Fales Hot Springs is a place in California near the Nevada border.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for fence is ffens, the Irish word for fence is fál, and the Cornish word for fence is kloos. I'm not entirely confidant the of the Breton translation, since I need to translate words from English to French, then French to Breton.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Roof, in my words

toin : roof

The Fennas word for roof is toin. Toin is a unusual first name that can be masculine and Dutch. Toin is a rare last name. In Finnish toin means "I brought".

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for roof is to, the Irish word for roof is dion, and the Breton word for roof is toenn.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Window, in my words

fennerg : window

The Fennas word for window is fennerg.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for window is ffenestr or ffenest, the Irish word for window is fuinneog, and the Breton word for window is prenestr.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Table, in my words

baord : table

The Fennas word for table is baord.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for table is bwrdd, the Irish word for table is bord, and the Breton word for table is taol.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Chair, in my words

cadhor : chair

The Fennas word for chair is cadhor.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for chair is cadair, the Irish word for chair is cathaoir, and the Breton word for chair is kador.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Pillow, in my words

gopinnur : pillow

The Fennas word for pillow is gopinnur.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for pillow is gobennydd, the Irish word for pillow is piliúr, and the Breton word for pillow is goubenner.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Bed, in my words

lagwe : bed

The Fennas word for bed is lagwe. Lagwe is a rare last name. Uganda music by MD Lagwe. Similar Lagwa is a place in Nigeria. Similar Lagwy is a place in Poland.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bed is gwely, the Irish word for bed is leaba, and the Breton word for bed is gwele.

I decided to start my Fennas word with L because it's the common consonant in the Welsh, Irish and Breton words.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Key, in my words

alchaer : key

The Fennas word for key is alchaer. Alchaer (or Al-Chaer) is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for key is allwedd, the Irish word for key is eochair, and the Breton word for key is alc'hwez.

The c'h in Breton isn't like ch in English, it's like ch in German.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Candle, in my words

cainnel : candle

The Fennas word for candle is cainnel. Cainnel is a rare last name. Cainnel seems to be a former Irish word for candle or torch.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for candle is cannwyll, and the Irish word for candle is coinneal.

I didn't mention a Breton word for candle, because I'm not exactly sure what the word is. It's more difficult for me to find words in Breton because there are fewer resources, plus having to translate from French to Breton.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Bell, in my words

clogh : bell

The Fennas word for bell is clogh. Clogh (from Irish "an chloch" meaning "the stone") is the name of a handful of places in Ireland. Clogh is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bell is cloch; the Irish word for bell is clog; and the Breton word for bell is kloc'h.

The words for bell in Welsh, Irish, and Breton are all quite similar.

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.