30 September 2013

weak is hekul

hekul = weak (adjective) (some things Google found for "hekul": an uncommon to unusual term; user names; a very rare last name; name of several gaming characters; HEKUL is an acronym for Hessisches Kulturlandschaftsprogramm (Hessian Cultural Landscape Program); Captain Hekul is a monster in the game Minions of Mirth; seems to be a prefix meaning "become warm/hot" in Evenki, which is a Tungusic language)

Word derivation for "weak" :
Basque = ahul, Finnish = heikko
Miresua = hekul

The word weak occurs twice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

26 September 2013

quick is nasper

nasper = quick (adjective) (some things Google found for "nasper": an uncommon term; NASPER is an acronym for National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act; a rare to unusual last name; a misspelling of Napster which is the name of several music focused online services; similar Naspers is a multinational South African mass media and internet company; similar Naspe is the name of a place in Bhutan)

Word derivation for "quick" :
Basque = laster, Finnish = nopea
Miresua = nasper

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hatter tells the Dormouse "to be quick about it," when telling a story, "or you'll be asleep again before it's done."

22 September 2013

smaller is nitxiapi

nitxiapi = smaller (adjective) (some things Google found for "nitxiapi": an unique term; did not match any documents; somewhat similar Battle of Xiapi was fought in China in the winter of 198 towards the end of the Han Dynasty)

Word derivation for "smaller" :
Basque = txikiago, Finnish = pienempi
Miresua = nitxiapi

For good measure, I decided, to post smaller too. Small is nitxi. The comparative adjective suffix in Miresua is -api.

Alice got uncomfortably large in the White Rabbit's house: "If I eat one of these cakes," she thought, "it's sure to make SOME change in my size; and as it can't possibly make me larger, it must make me smaller, I suppose."

18 September 2013

larger is hurdiapi

hurdiapi = larger (adjective) (some things Google found for "hurdiapi": an unique term; search did not match any documents)

Word derivation for "larger" :
Basque = handiago, Finnish = suurempi
Miresua = hurdiapo

Larger is a comparative adjective. So, I'm getting into some grammar here.

In Basque, the comparative is formed by adding -ago. In Finnish, the comparative adjective is formed by adding -mpi. (Apparently there can be vowel changes too). I decided to make the suffix for the comparative adjective in Miresua be -api.

An adjective in Miresua will be inflected, at a minimum, to agree with the noun it modifies as far as being singular or plural. Miresua plurals are formed by adding -t or -at.

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice grows larger and smaller.

14 September 2013

large is hurdi (revisited)

hurdi = large (adjective) (some things Google found for "hurdi": an uncommon term; crossidius hurdi is a species of beetles; Nomada hurdi is a species of cuckoo bees; a rare last name; similar "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a 1968 song by Donovan, and a hurdy gurdy is a stringed musical instrument with a sound similar to that of bagpipes; Hurdi Hadar is the name of a place in Iraq; Hurdi is the name of a village in Maharashtra, India)

Word derivation for "large" :
Basque = handi, Finnish = suuri
Miresua = hurdi

My previous Miresua conlang word for large was dausi, which was an odd scramble of letters. The new word has more resemblance to both the Basque word and the Finnish word.

Large is a word that occurs many times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

10 September 2013

poison is pyzko

pyzko = poison (noun) (some things Google found for "pyzko": a rare term; user names; name of a World of Warcraft gaming character; name of several other gaming characters; a rare last name; similar Pzyko is a dark psychedelic night trance music producer & Dj)

Word derivation for "poison"
Basque = pozoi, Finnish = myrkky
Miresua = pyzko

In chapter 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice checks the little bottle labeled 'DRINK ME' to see whether it's marked "poison" or not.

06 September 2013

tiny is pikite

pikite = tiny (adjective) (some things Google found for "pikite": an uncommon to unusual term; may be French slang for small or perhaps a misspelling of petite; a very rare last name; user names; similar Pikit is the name of a place in the Philippines)

Word derivation for "tiny"
Basque = txikitxo or txiki,
Finnish = pikkuinen or pikkuruinen
Miresua = pikite

Alice finds a tiny golden key that opens a little door about fifteen inches high.

02 September 2013

rose is ruosa

ruosa = rose (noun) (some things Google found for "ruosa": an uncommon term; a rare last name; World of Warcraft gaming character name; RUOSA brand or ID of lighting fixtures; a rare first name; user names; means rose in Dalmatian; similar ruoša means "preparation, stocking up" in Lithuanian; similar ruoska means whip (noun) in Finnish)

Word derivation for "rose"
Basque = arrosa, Finnish = ruusu
Miresua = ruosa

In chapter 8 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice sees three of the Queen of Hearts' gardeners painting white roses red.