Maple, in my words + maples

maper : maple

The Illunse word for maple is maper. Maper is a unusual last name. Maper is the name of a place in Sudan.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for maple, mapulder, and the Latin word for maple, acer.

This is a new word.

maperas : maples

The Illunse word for maples (nominative plural) is maperas. Maperas is a very rare last name.

Maples in Latin is acera. Maples in Old English is mapulderas.

Oak, in my words + oaks

aerc : oak

The Illunse word for oak is aerc. Aerc is a very rare last name. AERC is an acronym for a number of organizations.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for oak, ác (oak; ship of oak), and the Latin word for oak, quercus (an oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak). My word will be used to mean oak, the tree. In Old English ác-beám and ác-treó mean an oak-tree.

I've changed this word. My previous word for oak was erc. I changed this to start with the letter A because the Old English word ác also is the name of the rune for A, and the letter A.

Here's a link to my earlier post for Oak, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

aerca : oaks

The Illunse word for oaks (nominative plural) is aerca. Aerca is a very rare last name. AERCA is an acronym for a few organizations.

Oaks in Latin is quercus (same as the singular except for an accented vowel). I don't know what the word for oaks is in Old English, maybe because oaks would be called oak-trees.

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

The Quenya word for leaf is lassë.

The Sindarin word for leaf is lass.

Leaf, in my words + leaves

feol : leaf

The Illunse word for leaf is feol. Feol is a rare last name. In Old English féol means a file (carpenter's tool). In Old English feól is a form of the verb feallan which means to fall, fall down. FEOL is an acronym for Front End Of Line (semiconductor manufacturing).

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for leaf, léaf (leaf, shoot; (plural) foliage; sheet of paper), and the Latin word for leaf, folium (a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper).

This is a new word.

feola : leaves

The Illunse word for leaves (nominative plural) is feola. Feola is a unusual last name that can be Italian. Feola is a rare to unusual generally feminine first name.

Leaves in Latin is folia. Leaves in Old English is léaf (same as the singular).

Bean, in my words + beans

beab : bean

The Illunse word for bean is beab. Beab is a rare last name. Beab is a rare first name. BEAB is an acronym for British Electrotechnical Approvals Board.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bean, béan (bean, pea, legume), and the Latin word for bean, faba (a bean, fava bean or broad bean).

This is a new word.

beaba : beans

The Illunse word for beans (nominative plural) is beaba. Beaba is a rare last name. Beaba is a rare first name. Beaba is the French manufacturer of the Babycook Baby Food Maker. Beaba is the name of a place in the Congo.

Beans in Latin is fabae. Beans in Old English is béana.

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

In Quenya, Angainor was the name of the chain with which Melkor (who was later known as Morgoth) was bound.

The Sindarin word for chain is angwedh (chain, iron bond).

Chain, in my words + chains

canete : chain

The Illunse word for chain is canete. Canete and Cañete are unusual last names. Similar Cañete is the name of a town in Spain, a city in Chile, and a province in Peru.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for chain, racente (chain, fetter), and the Latin word for chain, catena.

This is a new word.

canetan : chains

The Illunse word for chains (nominative plural) is canetan. Canetan is a very rare last name.

Chains in Latin is catenae. Chains in Old English is racentan.