Monday, March 14, 2011

Goblet, in my words + goblets

calis : goblet

The Illunse word for goblet (or chalice) is calis. Calis is a last name. Calis is a rare masculine first name. Calis (or Çalış) is the name of cities in Turkey. Calis is a town in West Virginia.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for goblet calic (chalice, cup, goblet) and the Latin word for goblet calix (cup, goblet, a vessel for drinking; chalice). The Old English word is derived from the Latin word. I get an S by transliterating the X in the Latin word to CS.

calisas : goblets

The Illunse word for goblets (or chalices) (nominative plural) is calisas. Calisas is a rare last name.

Goblets in Latin is calicis. Goblets in Old English is calicas.

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