Saturday, January 18, 2014

Button, in my words + buttons

cnob : button

The Illunse word for button is cnob. Cnob is a very rare last name. CNOB is the NASDAQ stock symbol for ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for button, cnæpp (top, summit, fibula, button) (which I transliterate to cnaepp), and the Neo-Latin word for button, boto.

This is a new word.

cnobas : buttons

The Illunse word for buttons (nominative plural) is cnobas. Similar Caobas is the name of places in Cuba and Mexico.

Buttons in Latin is botonis. Buttons in Old English is cnæppas.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Pin, in my words + pins

pic : pin

The Illunse word for pin is pic. Pic is an unusual last name. Pic is an unusual masculine first name, a nickname for Picard. Pic is informal English for a picture. In French and Catalan pic means peak. In Romanian pic means a bit (small amount).

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for pin, pinn (a pin, peg; pen (writing instrument)), and the Latin word for pin, acus (needle, pin).

This is a new word.

picas : pins

The Illunse word for pins (nominative plural) is picas. Picas is an unusual last name. Picas are typographic units of measure.

Pins (or needles) in Latin is acus. Pins in Old English is pinnas.

Thursday, January 09, 2014

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

The Quenya words for juice are sáva (juice) and pirya (juice, syrup).

The Sindarin words for juice are saw (juice) and paich (juice, syrup) (normalized or reconstructed form).

Saturday, January 04, 2014

Juice, in my words + juices

swus : juice

The Illunse word for juice is swus. Swus is a very rare last name. For airlines, SWUs are Systemwide Upgrades.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for juice, wós (juice, sap; moisture), (also seáw (sap, juice; moisture), and the Latin word for juice, sucus (juice; sap; moisture).

This is a new word.

swusas : juices

The Illunse word for juices (nominative plural) is swusas.

Juices in Latin is suci. Juices in Old English is wós (same as the singular) (also séawas).