Thursday, August 30, 2012

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

The Quenya word for brick is telar.

I couldn't find a Sindarin word for brick.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Brick, in my words + bricks

laget : brick

The Illunse word for brick is laget. Laget is an unusual last name. Laget is the name of a place in Norway.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for brick which is tigel (earthen vessel, pot; tile, brick; slabs for roofing) and the Latin word for brick which is later (brick, tile).

Brick is a new word.

lagetas : bricks

The Illunse word for bricks (nominative plural) is lagetas. Lagetas is a rare last name. Lagetas is a masculine ancient Greek name.

Bricks in Latin is lateris. Bricks in Old English is tigela.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Gravel, in my words + gravels

garel : gravel

The Illunse word for gravel (rock fragments and pebbles) is garel. Garel is a last name. Garel is a masculine first name, name of an Arthurian knight. Garel is the name of places in France and Guadeloupe.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for gravel ceosel (gravel, sand) and the Latin word for gravel glarea.

Garel is the current word for gravel.

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

garelas : gravels

The Illunse word for gravels (nominative plural) is garelas. Garelas is an unusual last name.

Gravels in Latin is glareae. Gravels in Old English is ceoslas.

Garelas is actually the current word for gravels. This post is a pretty much a repeat except for the cool graphic showing gravel.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Glass, in my words + glasses

glist : glass

The Illunse word for glass is glist. In English glist (taken from glisten) can mean glimmer or mica. Glist is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for glass which is glæs, and the Latin word for glass which is vitrum.

Glist is the current word for glass.

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

glista : glasses

The Illunse word for glasses (nominative plural) is glista. Glista is a unusual last name. Glista means worm in Croatian.

Glasses in Latin is vitra. Glasses in Old English is glasu.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wax, in my words + waxes

werca : wax

The Illunse word for wax is werca. Werca (or Verca) is a rare usually feminine first name. Werca is a very rare last name. Werca's Folk women's choir of Northumberland, UK.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for wax which is weax, and the Latin word for wax which is cera (wax, beeswax; honeycomb; wax-covered writing tablet; wax image/seal).

Werca is the current word for wax.

The traditional meaning of wax is beeswax. In Old English weaxcandel means wax candle. In Latin cereus means wax light, taper, candle. Tallow candles were a cheaper alternative to wax candles. Nowadays paraffin wax from petroleum is common.

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

wercae : waxes

The Illunse word for waxes (nominative plural) is wercae.

Waxes in Latin is cerae. Waxes in Old English is weax (same as the singular).

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Bone, in my words + bones

onsa : bone

The Illunse word for bone is onsa. Onsa is a rare last name. In the Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series Kamen Rider Hibiki the Henshin Onsa is an item like a tuning fork used for transformation. Onsa watches. Onsa is the name of cities in Nigeria and Sudan. Onsa-ri is a place in North Korea.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for a bone which is os, and the Old English word for bone which is bán.

Onsa is the current word for bone.

Here's a link to Bone, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words + bones.

onsae : bones

The Illunse word for bones (nominative plural) is onsae. Onsae is a rare last name.

Bones in Latin is ossis. Bones in Old English is bán (same as the singular).

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Rock, in my words + rocks

salc : rock

The Illunse word for rock is salc. Salc is a rare last name. Salc (or Salč) is the name of a place in Montenegro.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for rock which is saxum (a stone, any large rough fragment of rock), and the Old English word for rock which is clúd (or stánclúd) (a stone, rock, mass of stone; hill).

This is a new word. It's for a larger piece of rock or stone, as opposed to as a material.

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

salcas : rocks

The Illunse word for rocks (nominative plural) is salcas. Salcas is rare last name.

Rocks in Latin is saxi. Rocks in Old English is clúdas.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Stone, in my words + stones

stal : stone

The Illunse word for stone is stal. Stal is a last name. In Dutch stal translates to stable, stall. In Polish stal translates to steel. In Danish and Norwegian stål translates to steel. Stal is the name of a city in Belgium.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for a stone which is lapis (stone; milestone; jewel; stone as a material), and the Old English word for stone which is stán (stone as a material; a stone).

This is the current word for stone, as a material or a small stone.

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

stalas : stones

The Illunse word for stones (nominative plural) is stalas. Stalas is a rare last name. In Lithuanian stalas means table.

Stones in Latin is lapidis. Stones in Old English is stánas.