Saturday, May 11, 2013

Wheat, in my words + wheats

twite : wheat

The Illunse word for wheat is twite. The twite is a small songbird, a Eurasian finch. Twite is an unusual to uncommon last name. Twite is a rare first name. Twite is the name of a place in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for wheat which is hwǽte (wheat, corn) (which I transliterate to hwaete), and the Latin word for wheat which is triticum (wheat, a kind of grain).

This is a new word.

twitan : wheats

The Illunse word for wheats is twitan. Twitan is a very rare last name.

Wheats in Latin is tritica. Wheats in Old English is hwæteas.

Saturday, May 04, 2013

Apple, in my words + apples

maelp : apple

The Illunse word for apple is maelp. MAELP is an acronym for Master in European Law and Policy.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for apple which is æppel (apple, any kind of fruit, fruit in general) (which I transliterate to aeppel), and the Latin word for apple which is malum (apple; fruit).

This is a new word.

maelpa : apples

The Illunse word for apples is maelpa. Maelpa Global Work S.L. of Spain.

Apples in Latin is mala. Apples in Old English is æppela.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Pouch, in my words + pouches

murse : pouch

The Illunse word for pouch is murse. Murse is an unusual last name. Murse is a slang term for a man purse (man-bag) or male nurse.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word burse (bag, pouch), and the Latin word marsupium (pouch, purse). There are other words in both Old English and Latin which I could have used.

This is a new word.

mursan : pouches

The Illunse word for pouches is mursan. Mursan is a rare last name. Mursan is a place in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pouches in Latin is marsupia. Pouches in Old English is bursan.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Basket, in my words + baskets

canwil : basket

The Illunse word for basket is canwil. Canwil Textiles of Georgia is a supplier of textile products notably canvas. CANWIL are fertilizer products from ANWIL S.A. of Poland.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for basket windel, and the Latin word for basket canistrum (wicker basket (used for food/flowers and in sacrifices)).
There are other words in both Old English and Latin that can mean basket which I could have used.

This is a new word.

canwilas : baskets

The Illunse word for baskets is canwilas.

Baskets in Latin is canistra. Baskets in Old English is windlas.

Saturday, April 06, 2013

Cup, in my words + cups

cupoc : cup

The Illunse word for cup is cupoc.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for cup which is cuppe (cup, a small drinking vessel) and the Latin word for cup which is poculum (drinking cup, bowl, drinking vessel; drink / draught).

This is the current word for cup.

Here's a link to Cup, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

cupocan : cups

The Illunse word for cups (nominative plural) is cupocan.

Cups in Latin is pocula. Cups in Old English is cuppan.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Bottle, in my words + bottles

butla : bottle

The Illunse word for bottle is butla. In Polish butla means cylinder, tank, large bottle. Butla is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bottle bytt (bottle, flagon, cask), and the Latin word for bottle which is ampulla (bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids). There are other words in both Old English and Latin for containers used for holding liquids which I could have used here.

This is the current word for bottle.

Here's a link to Bottle, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

butlae : bottles

The Illunse word for bottles (nominative plural) is butlae.

Bottles in Latin is ampullae. Bottles in Old English is bytta.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Chest, in my words + chests

cist : chest

The Illunse word for chest (box with a lid) is cist. Cist is an uncommon last name. Cist means chest in Welsh.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for chest which is cist (or cyst) (chest, casket; coffin; rush basket), and the Latin word for chest which is cista (chest / box, usually made of wicker; box for sacred ceremonial objects; ballot box).

This is the current word for chest.

I didn't find Quenya or Sindarin words for chest.

cista : chests

The Illunse word for chests (nominative plural) is cista. Cista is a unusual last name. Cista (or Čista) is the name of cities in Serbia and Croatia. Cista (or Čistá) is the name of cities in the Czech Republic. Cista means cyst in Serbo-Croatian.

Chests in Latin is cistae. Chests in Old English is cista.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Box, in my words + boxes

borc : box

The Illunse word for box is borc. Borc is an unusual last name. In Old French borc means town or city.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for box which is box (box, case, especially one made of box-wood), and the Latin word for box which is arca (box, chest; strong-box, coffer).

This is the current word for box.

Here's a link to Box, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

borcas : boxes

The Illunse word for boxes (nominative plural) is borcas. Borcas is an unusual last name.

Boxes in Latin is arcae. Boxes in Old English is boxas.

Saturday, March 09, 2013

Bucket, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for bucket is calpa (water vessel, bucket).

I couldn't find a Sindarin word for bucket.

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Bucket, in my words + buckets

stilpa : bucket

The Illunse word for bucket is stilpa. Stilpa is a rare last name. Similar Stilpu is the name of a place in Romania.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bucket which is stoppa (bucket, pail, a stop), and the Latin word for bucket which is situla (a bucket for drawing / holding water; basin / urn).

Also in English, situla is a term for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels, usually with a handle at the top, from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, or a term for types of bucket-shaped Ancient Greek vases.

stilpae : buckets

The Illunse word for buckets is stilpae. Stilpae may be the name of a place, or former place, in Sicily.

Buckets in Latin is situlae. Buckets in Old English is stoppan.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sack, in my words + sacks

sasc : sack

The Illunse word for sack (bag) is sasc. Sasc is a rare last name. SASC is an acronym for Senate Armed Services Committee.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for sack which is sacc (sack, bag), and the Latin word for sack which is saccus (sack, bag; wallet). Instead of making my word the same as the Old English word, I decided to mix the letters a bit.

sascas : sacks

The Illunse word for sacks is sascas. Sascas is a very rare last name.

Sacks in Latin is sacci. Sacks in Old English is saccas.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Rust, in my words + rusts

rugorm : rust

The Illunse word for rust is rugorm. Similar Rugori is the name of a place in Burundi.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for rust which is óm (also sinderóm) and rúst (rust, moral canker), and the Latin word for rust which is ferrugo (iron-rust; color of iron rust, dusky color) also rubigo (rust; mildew, blight; a foul deposit in the mouth).

rugormas : rusts

The Illunse word for rusts (noun) is rugormas. (I probably won't use this, but it'll help with declension)

Rusts in Latin is ferrugines. Rusts in Old English is ómas also rústas.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Soap, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for soap is lipsa.

The Sindarin word for soap is glûdh.

Saturday, February 09, 2013

Soap, in my words + soaps

sope : soap

The Illunse word for soap is sope. A sope is a traditional Mexican dish and street food. Sope is an rare last name. Sope is a rare first name. Sope Creek is a stream in Cobb County, Georgia. Sope means soap in Middle English. Sope is the name of places in the Congo and Angola.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for soap which is sápe (soap, salve), and the Latin word for soap which is sapo.

sopan : soaps

The Illunse word for soaps is sopan. Sopan is a unusual masculine first name that can be Indian. Sopan is a rare last name. Sopan means polite in Indonesian. Sopan is the name of a place in Indonesia.

Soaps in Latin is sapones. Soaps in Old English is sápan.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Wheel, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The word for wheel in Quenya may be rocca. I don't know if that word is attested. Note that the Quenya word for horse is the very similar rocco.

I didn't find a Sindarin word for wheel.

Saturday, February 02, 2013

Wheel, in my words + wheels

hworl : wheel

The Illunse word for wheel is hworl. Similar whorl means a pattern of concentric circles; a number of leaves or flowers about the same stem; a turn in a spiral shell.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for wheel which is hwéol (also hweohl and hweogul) (wheel; circle), and the Latin word for wheel which is rota (a wheel; a car, a chariot).

hworla : wheels

The Illunse word for wheels is hworla. In Old Swedish verb hworla means to whirl.

Wheels in Latin is rotae. Wheels in Old English is hwéol (same as the singular).

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Cloth, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for cloth is lannë (tissue, cloth).

I didn't find a Sindarin word for cloth.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Cloth, in my words + cloths

plath : cloth

The Illunse word for cloth is plath. Plath is a uncommon last name, notably poet Sylvia Plath. Plath is a rare first name. Plath is the name of a place in Germany.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for cloth which is cláþ (cloth; clothes, covering, sail) (which I transliterate to clath), and the Latin word for cloth which is pannus (cloth, garment; rag).

This is a new word. This is a noun, a cloth.

plathas : cloths

The Illunse word for cloths is plathas. Plathas is a very rare last name.

Cloths in Latin is panni. Cloths in Old English is cláþas (which I transliterate to clathas).

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Fur, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

I didn't find a Quenya word for fur.

In Sindarin the words for fur are heleth (fur, fur-coat) and helf (fur).

Saturday, January 05, 2013

Fur, in my words + furs

frel : fur

The Illunse word for fur is frel. Frel and de Frel is a unusual last name. Frel is a rare first name.

I didn't find words in Old English or Latin truly equivalent to fur, so I'm fudging the rules. This word is a mixture of the Middle English word for fur which is furre, and the Italian word for fur which is pelliccia. Also note that fell, which means "fur, pelt, skin" in German, means "skin, hide; garment of skin" in Old English.

This is a new word.

frelas : furs

The Illunse word for furs is frelas. Frelas is a rare last name.

Furs in Italian is pellicce. Furs in Middle English is furres. (I think that those plurals are correct.)