26 September 2015

nail (fastener) is nalte

nalte = nail (noun) (Some things Google found for "nalte": an uncommon term; an unusual last name; a rare first name; similar înalt means tall in Romanian; similar Nalta is the name of a place in Bangladesh)

Word derivation for "nail" (fastener) :
Basque = iltze, Finnish = naula
Miresua = nalte

This is the word for a spike shaped metal fastener for joining wood or similar materials.

The word nail does not appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

22 September 2015

hammer is vairu

vairu = hammer (noun) (Some things Google found for "vairu": a uncommon term; a rare last name that can be Indian; similar vairas means steering wheel in Lithuanian; Mont Vairu is a place in French Polynesia)

Word derivation for "hammer" :
Basque = mailu, Finnish = vasara
Miresua = vairu

This is a new Miresua conlang word.

The word hammer does not appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

18 September 2015

ax is askire

askire = ax (noun) (some things Google found for "askire": a rare to unusual term; user names; a gaming character name; a rare last name; bad OCR of old text documents; similar Askira is the name of places in Greece and Nigeria)

Word derivation for "ax" :
Basque = aizkora, Finnish = kirves
Miresua = askire

I found the plural of ax, axes, once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"...You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis--"

"Talking of axes," said the Duchess, "chop off her head!"

Alice glanced rather anxiously at the cook...

14 September 2015

bow (weapon) is arjou

arjou = bow (weapon) (noun) (Some things Google found for "arjou": an unusual to uncommon term; a rare last name; user names; similar d'Arjou is a rare last name; similar Anjou is a former county and province in France; similar Arjo is the name of a place in Ethiopia)

Word derivation for "bow" (weapon):
Basque = arku, Finnish = jousi
Miresua = arjou

Note that as in Finnish, the J is pronounced like a Y, and the OU vowel combination is pronounced like a long O.

The word bow, a weapon, doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

12 September 2015

arrow is nuzi

nuzi = arrow (noun) (Some things Google found for "nuzi": an uncommon term; Nuzi was an ancient Mesopotamian city in what is northeast Iraq; the Nuzi Tablets or Texts are thousands of cuneiform texts and fragments excavated in Nuzi that describe Bronze Age society and customs; NUZI Concepts store is a design boutique in Shanghai, China; a rare last name)

Word derivation for "arrow" :
Basque = gezi, Finnish = nuoli
Miresua = nuzi

This is a new Miresua conlang word. I had hoped to post this word on the 10th. Instead of skipping a post, I'm posting it two days late.

The word arrow occurs once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The "it" in the quote refers to the Cheshire Cat.
Alice could think of nothing else to say but "It belongs to the Duchess: you'd better ask HER about it."

"She's in prison," the Queen said to the executioner: "fetch her here." And the executioner went off like an arrow.

06 September 2015

spear is lahtäs

lahtäs = spear (noun) (Some things Google found for "lahtas" or "lahtäs": an unusual term; bad OCR of text documents; similar Lahta is a Karen language of Burma; may mean something in Finnish or Sami; similar Lahtis is the Swedish name for the city of Lahti in Finland)

Word derivation for "spear" :
Basque = lantza, Finnish = keihäs
Miresua = lahtäs

This is a new Miresua conlang word.

The word spear does not appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

02 September 2015

knife is veizto (revisited)

veizto = knife (noun) (Some things Google found for "veizto": a rare term; user names; similar Veizt is a very rare last name; in Old Norse similar veizt is a conjugation of the verb to know)

Word derivation for "knife" :
Basque = aizto, Finnish = veitsi
Miresua = veizto

My previous Miresua conlang word for knife was vezti. I tweaked the word to have a two-letter vowel combination, to better resemble the Basque and Finnish source words.

The word knife appears three times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
...simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long; and that if you cut your finger VERY deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds...