Knife, in my words + knives

scelt : knife

The Illunse word for knife is scelt. Scelt is a rare last name. In Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series, Scelt is a place in Kaeleer. In Italian similar word scelte means choices.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for knife culter (knife; weapon / sacrificial / hunt) and the Old English word for knife seax (knife, instrument for cutting).

sceltas : knives

The Illunse word for knives (nominative plural) is sceltas. Sceltas LLC is a home builder and renovation company in South Carolina.

Knives in Latin is cultri. Knives in Old English is seax (same as the singular).

I considered making knives be scelti, but that didn't fit with my plural schemes.

Fish (plural), in my words

piscas : fish

The Illunse word for fish (nominative plural) is piscas. Piscas means flashers, as in flashing lights, in Portuguese.

Fish (plural) in Latin is piscis. Fish (plural) in Old English is fiscas.

Fish (singular) in Illunse is pisc, which is a mix of the Latin word (piscis) and Old English word (fisc).

I think this Illunse word is somewhat guessable. In astrology, Pisces, is the sign of the fish.

Here's a link to my previous post, Fish, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

Dog, in my words (revised) + dogs

caund : dog

The Illunse word for dog is caund. Caund is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for dog, canis, and the Old English word for dog, hund.

My previous Illunse word for dog was canud.

caundas : dogs

The Illunse word for dogs (nominative plural) is caundas. Caundas is a very rare last name.

Dogs in Latin is canis (same as the singular). Dogs in Old English is hundas.

Here's a link to Dog, in Tolkien's words.

Cat, in my words (revised) + cats

faelc : cat

The Illunse word for cat is faelc. Similar Faelk is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for cat feles and the Old English word for cat which is catt.

Another word for cat in Latin is catus.

My previous Illunse word for cat was felca.

faelcas : cats

The Illunse word for cats (nominative plural) is faelcas.

Cats in Latin is felis. Cats in Old English is cattas.

Here's a link to Cat, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words. I couldn't find a Sindarin word for cat, and the Quenya words are unusual.

Black, in my words (revised)

nibel : black

The Illunse word for the color black is nibel. Nibel is a unusual last name. Nibel is unusual masculine name, variant of Nibal. In Romansch (Sursilvan) nibel means cloud.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for black (black, dark-colored, blackening) which is niger, and the Old English word for black (black, dark; ink) which is blæc (blaec), which is close to the Modern English word black.

My previous Illunse word for black was nabel.

Here's a link to Black, in Tolkien's words.

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

The Quenya words for nail are taxë and nyelet (fingernail).

The Sindarin word for nail is taes.

The English word nail has several meanings, as seen in my previous posts.

Nail (peg), in my words + nails

cagl : nail

The Illunse word for nail (nail, peg) is cagl. Cagl is a rare last name. In Welsh cagl means clotted dirt.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for nail nægl or nægel (nail, peg), and the Latin word for nail clavus (nail, spike, rivet).

caglas : nails

The Illunse word for nails (nails, pegs) is caglas. Caglas is a rare last name.

Nails in Latin is clavi. Nails in Old English is næglas.

Nail (claw), in my words + nails

naug : nail

The Illunse word for nail (fingernail, toenail, claw) is naeg. Naug is a unusual last name. Naugatuck Railroad (reporting mark NAUG) in Connecticut.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for nail nægl or nægel (fingernail, toenail; nail, peg), and the Latin word for nail unguis (nail, claw, talon).

naugas : nails

The Illunse word for nails (fingernails, toenails, claws) is naugas. Naugas are fictional creatures which a 1960s and 1970s marketing campaign humorously asserted were the source of Naugahyde, a brand of artificial leather.

Nails in Latin is unguis (same as singular). Nails in Old English is næglas.

Wolves, in my words

lupwa : wolves

The Illunse word for wolves (nominative plural) is lupwa. Vima Lupwa Homes is a non-profit organization working in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Wolves in Latin is lupi. Wolves in Old English is wulfas. My plural ending doesn't follow the example of either language, for reasons which are to geeky to explain here.

Wolf (singular) in Illunse is lupwu, which is a mix of the Latin word (lupus) and Old English word (wulf).

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

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

I didn't find a Quenya word for gravel.

The Sindarin word for gravel is brith.

Actually, I was surprised to find that there was a word for gravel in Sindarin. I thought this might be one of those word not found in Tolkien's Elvish languages.

Gravel, in my words + gravels

garel : gravel

The Illunse word for gravel (rock fragments and pebbles) is garel. Garel is a last name. Garel is a masculine first name, name of an Arthurian knight. Garel is the name of places in France and Guadeloupe.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for gravel ceosel (gravel, sand) and the Latin word for gravel glarea.

garelas : gravels

The Illunse word for gravels is garelas. Garelas is an unusual last name.

Gravels in Latin is glareae. Gravels in Old English is ceoslas.

I'm not sure about how often the term gravels will be used, but I made the nominative plural anyway.

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

The Quenya word for shoe is hyapat.

The Sindarin word for shoe is habad.

Shoe, in my words + shoes

scalh : shoe

The Illunse word for shoe is scalh. Scalh is a rare last name. In Old High German scalh means servant.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for shoe scóh and the Latin word for shoe calceus (shoe; soft shoe, slipper). There are other words for shoe, but these both seem common.

scalhas : shoes

The Illunse word for shoes is scalhas. Scalhas is a rare last name.

Shoes in Latin is calcei. Shoes in Old English is scós.

The drawings of Roman shoes comes from a Latin textbook I have, Latin for Today by Gray and Jenkins (1928). Click on the image to see it bigger and more detailed.

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

The Quenya word for or is var.

The Sindarin word for or is egor.

Or, in my words

ath : or

The Illunse word for or is ath. Ath is an uncommon last name. In Scottish Gaelic ath- means the prefix re-, which means again or renew. Ath is a fictional alphabet created for the Crest of the Stars novels by Morioka Hiroyuki. Ath is the name of a city in Belgium.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for or oþþe or oððe(which I transliterate to oththe) (or; either...or), and the Latin word for or aut (nor, or rather/else; either...or).

Nothing, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the pronoun nothing is munta.

I didn't find a Sindarin word for nothing.

I'm trying to make posts to this blog regularly on Friday and Saturday, and other posts when I can. My other constructed language blog, Fennas, is updated on Sundays.

Nothing, in my words

nahit : nothing

The Illunse word for nothing is nahit. Nahit is a rare masculine first name. NAHIT was the acronym for the former National Alliance for Health Information Technology. Nahit is a Jewish salad or appetizer made with chickpeas. Nahit is the name of a city in Burma.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for nothing náwiht(nothing, naught, a thing of no value, an evil thing), and the Latin word for nothing nihil (nothing; no; trifle or thing not worth mentioning; nonentity; nonsense; no concern).

The Old English word, náwiht, may or may not be the best word for nothing. Other similar words are náht and náþing.

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

The Quenya word for all is ilya (all, the whole; each, every, all of a particular group of things). Note that ilya becomes ilyë before a plural noun. For example, ilyë tier means "all paths".

The Sindarin word for all is pân (all, in totality).

All, in my words

omal : all

The Illunse word for all is omal.  The Omal is a relaxed Greek dance which is danced hand by hand.  Omal is an uncommon last name.  Omal is the name of a place in Belgium.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for all eall  (all, every, entire, whole, universal), and the Latin word for all omnis (all; the whole of; each, every, every one (of a number)).

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

The Quenya word for after is apa, which is attested as a prefix.

The Sindarin prefix of ab- means after, later.