Showing posts with label ordinal numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ordinal numbers. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Fourth, in my words (revised)

cearta : fourth

The Illunse word for fourth is cearta. In Irish cearta means rights (law). Cearta is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for fourth féorða (fourth, as an ordinal) which I transliterate to feortha, and the Latin word for fourth quartus (fourth (in a series); 4th part), which I transliterate to cwuartus.

My previous Illunse word for fourth was ceurta. I tweaked this word because I changed the word for four.

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

Sorry about all the number revisions, but on second look I'm seeing ways I'd rather construct these words.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Fifth, in my words

finta : fifth

The Illunse word for fifth is finta. Finta is an uncommon last name. Finta is a Brazilian sportswear brand. In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish finta means feint. In Old English finta means "tail; consequence, result". Finta (or Finta Mare) is the name of a city in Romania.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for fifth fífta (fifth, as an ordinal), and the Latin word for fifth quintus (fifth (in a series); 5th part), which I transliterate to cwintus.

My Illunse word for five is finec.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Third, in my words

tirda : third

The Illunse word for third is tirda. Tirda is an unusual last name that can be Romanian. TIRDA is an acronym for Temporal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity, which is an EEG (Electroencephalography) pattern.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for third þridda (third, as an ordinal) which I transliterate to thridda, and the Latin word for third tertius (third (in a series); 3rd part).

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Second, in my words

stend : second

The Illunse word for second is stend. Stend is an uncommon last name. Stend means stand in Icelandic. Stend is the name of a city in Norway.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for second óðer (one of two; second; other; something else, alternate, next) which I transliterate to other, and the Latin word for second secundus (next, following; second; secondary / inferior; subordinate).

My word looks more like, and takes more letters from the Latin word.

Sunday, April 03, 2011

First, in my words

pryst : first

The Illunse word for first is pryst. Pryst is an unusual last name. In Bulgarian (transliterated) pryst means finger.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for first fyrst (first; foremost, principal, chief), and the Latin word for first primus (first, foremost / best, chief, principal; nearest / next).

Note there is an another Old English word for first, forma (the first, earliest).