Showing posts with label containers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label containers. Show all posts

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Pouch, in my words + pouches

murse : pouch

The Illunse word for pouch is murse. Murse is an unusual last name. Murse is a slang term for a man purse (man-bag) or male nurse.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word burse (bag, pouch), and the Latin word marsupium (pouch, purse). There are other words in both Old English and Latin which I could have used.

This is a new word.

mursan : pouches

The Illunse word for pouches is mursan. Mursan is a rare last name. Mursan is a place in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Pouches in Latin is marsupia. Pouches in Old English is bursan.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Basket, in my words + baskets

canwil : basket

The Illunse word for basket is canwil. Canwil Textiles of Georgia is a supplier of textile products notably canvas. CANWIL are fertilizer products from ANWIL S.A. of Poland.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for basket windel, and the Latin word for basket canistrum (wicker basket (used for food/flowers and in sacrifices)).
There are other words in both Old English and Latin that can mean basket which I could have used.

This is a new word.

canwilas : baskets

The Illunse word for baskets is canwilas.

Baskets in Latin is canistra. Baskets in Old English is windlas.

Saturday, April 06, 2013

Cup, in my words + cups

cupoc : cup

The Illunse word for cup is cupoc.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for cup which is cuppe (cup, a small drinking vessel) and the Latin word for cup which is poculum (drinking cup, bowl, drinking vessel; drink / draught).

This is the current word for cup.

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

cupocan : cups

The Illunse word for cups (nominative plural) is cupocan.

Cups in Latin is pocula. Cups in Old English is cuppan.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Bottle, in my words + bottles

butla : bottle

The Illunse word for bottle is butla. In Polish butla means cylinder, tank, large bottle. Butla is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bottle bytt (bottle, flagon, cask), and the Latin word for bottle which is ampulla (bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids). There are other words in both Old English and Latin for containers used for holding liquids which I could have used here.

This is the current word for bottle.

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

butlae : bottles

The Illunse word for bottles (nominative plural) is butlae.

Bottles in Latin is ampullae. Bottles in Old English is bytta.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Chest, in my words + chests

cist : chest

The Illunse word for chest (box with a lid) is cist. Cist is an uncommon last name. Cist means chest in Welsh.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for chest which is cist (or cyst) (chest, casket; coffin; rush basket), and the Latin word for chest which is cista (chest / box, usually made of wicker; box for sacred ceremonial objects; ballot box).

This is the current word for chest.

I didn't find Quenya or Sindarin words for chest.

cista : chests

The Illunse word for chests (nominative plural) is cista. Cista is a unusual last name. Cista (or Čista) is the name of cities in Serbia and Croatia. Cista (or Čistá) is the name of cities in the Czech Republic. Cista means cyst in Serbo-Croatian.

Chests in Latin is cistae. Chests in Old English is cista.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Box, in my words + boxes

borc : box

The Illunse word for box is borc. Borc is an unusual last name. In Old French borc means town or city.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for box which is box (box, case, especially one made of box-wood), and the Latin word for box which is arca (box, chest; strong-box, coffer).

This is the current word for box.

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

borcas : boxes

The Illunse word for boxes (nominative plural) is borcas. Borcas is an unusual last name.

Boxes in Latin is arcae. Boxes in Old English is boxas.

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Bucket, in my words + buckets

stilpa : bucket

The Illunse word for bucket is stilpa. Stilpa is a rare last name. Similar Stilpu is the name of a place in Romania.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bucket which is stoppa (bucket, pail, a stop), and the Latin word for bucket which is situla (a bucket for drawing / holding water; basin / urn).

Also in English, situla is a term for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels, usually with a handle at the top, from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, or a term for types of bucket-shaped Ancient Greek vases.

stilpae : buckets

The Illunse word for buckets is stilpae. Stilpae may be the name of a place, or former place, in Sicily.

Buckets in Latin is situlae. Buckets in Old English is stoppan.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sack, in my words + sacks

sasc : sack

The Illunse word for sack (bag) is sasc. Sasc is a rare last name. SASC is an acronym for Senate Armed Services Committee.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for sack which is sacc (sack, bag), and the Latin word for sack which is saccus (sack, bag; wallet). Instead of making my word the same as the Old English word, I decided to mix the letters a bit.

sascas : sacks

The Illunse word for sacks is sascas. Sascas is a very rare last name.

Sacks in Latin is sacci. Sacks in Old English is saccas.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Vial, in my words + vials

amell : vial

The Illunse word for vial (small bottle) is amell. Amell is a last name. Amell is an uncommon first name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for bottle ampelle or ampella (flask, bottle, vial, flagon, vessel), and the Latin word for bottle which is ampulla (bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids). Roman ampulla were generally small, so making this word vial makes some sense.

In Old English the similar word amel means a sacred vessel, vessel for holy water. In Modern English ampule is a small bottle that contains a drug.

amella : vials

The Illunse word for vials (nominative plural) is amella. Amella is an uncommon last name. Amella brand caramels.

Bottles in Latin is ampullae. Bottles in Old English is ampellan.

Again the Old English word is derived from the Latin word. I dropped the letter P from the mix to make my word somewhat different. I'll try to use that P when I come up with a word for bottle.

I didn't find Quenya or Sindarin words for vial. That was no big surprise.

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.