Gate, in my words + gates

perat : gate

The Illunse word for gate is perat. Perat is a last name. Perat is the name of a town in Albania. There is Chateau Mont-Perat Bordeaux wine. Perat translates to rancid in Indonesian.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for gate which is porta (gate, entrance; city gates), and the Old English word for gate which is geat.

This is the current word for gate. I'm repeating this word because it has been a while since my last post. It also allows me to shows this picture of a gate.

perata : gates

The Illunse word for gates (nominative plural) is perata. Perata is a last name. In Finnish perata means to gut (a fish). In Indonesian perata means grading, leveller.

Gates in Latin is portae. Gates in Old English is gatu.

This is the current word for gates.

Here's a link to Gate, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words, which includes words for gates.

Road, in my words (revised) + roads (revised)

weag : road

The Illunse word for road is weag. Weag is an unusual last name. WEAG AM/FM are radio stations in Florida.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for road which is via (way, road, street; journey), and the Old English word for road which is weg (way, direction; path, road, highway; journey; course of action).

My previous word for road was wea. I'm changing this word, in part, because the Old English word wéa means woe, grief, misery, evil.

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

weaga : roads

The Illunse word for roads (nominative plural) is weaga. Weaga is a rare last name.

Roads in Latin is viae. Roads in Old English is wegas.

My previous word for roads was weas.

Also, I've retroactively changed my word for cliff from crife to crufe, and cliffs from crifan to crufan.

Bridge, in my words + bridges

brycon : bridge

The Illunse word for bridge is brycon. Brycon is an unusual last name. Brycon is a genus of fish that can be found in the Paraguay river basin.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for bridge which is pons and the Old English word for bridge which is brycg.

brycona : bridges

The Illunse word for bridges (nominative plural) is brycona.

Bridges in Latin is pontes. Bridges in Old English is brycga.

Wall, in my words + walls

wrul : wall

The Illunse word for wall is wrul. WRUL is a FM country radio station in Illinois. WRUL (World Radio University Listeners) was historically a shortwave broadcast station.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for wall which is murus (wall, city wall) and the Old English word for wall which is weall (wall, dike, earthwork, rampart, dam).

wrulas : walls

The Illunse word for walls (nominative plural) is wrulas. Wrulas is somewhat similar to walrus.

Walls in Latin is muri. Walls in Old English is weallas.