Showing posts with label prepositions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prepositions. Show all posts

26 December 2012

before (earlier) is areten

areten = before (earlier) (adverb, preposition) (some things Google found for "areten": an uncommon to rare term; user names; Areten-draty seems to be the title of a Madagascar music video by Tinondia; a rare first name; Areten Limited is a software development company in London; similar arête is a sharp ridge of rock; similar Aretun is a place in Norway)

Word derivation for "before (earlier than in time)":
Basque = aurretik, Finnish = ennen
Miresua = areten

Alice had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, in paragraph three Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

14 December 2012

across is zehki

zehki = across (preposition) (some things Google found for "zehki": a rare term; a rare masculine first name; similar Zeki is an uncommon Turkish masculine first name meaning intelligent; user names; a very rare last name)

Word derivation for "across":
Basque = zehar, Finnish = poikki
Miresua = zehki

In paragraph three of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice runs across the field after the rabbit.

06 December 2012

under is alpan

alpan = under (preposition, adverb) (some things Google found for "alpan": a common term; Alpan Lighting Products sells solar powered lights; Alpan Gallery on Long Island in New York; a unusual last name that can be Turkish; an rare masculine first name; a minor Etruscan goddess of love and the underworld; name of a places in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan)

Word derivation for "under":
Basque = azpian, Finnish = alla
Miresua = alpan

This is another word from paragraph three of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The rabbit-hole, mentioned in the previous post, is under the hedge.

18 October 2012

near is hurelä

hurelä = near (adverb, preposition) (some things Google found for "hurela": a rare term; user names; a rare last name; Hurela Rental LLC of Florida; Cia. Hurela Goodyear Oxo S.A. of Mexico sells tires; name of a village in Rajasthan, India)

Word derivation for "near":
Basque = hurbil, Finnish = lähellä
Miresua = hurelä

The Finnish word lähellä is adessive case, which a locative case with the basic meaning of "on". I don't think Basque has adessive case.

Other words for near in Basque are gertu and ondoan.

02 February 2012

without is ilbe

ilbeilbe = without (preposition) (some things Google found for "ilbe": a very common term; ILBE or Improved Load Bearing Equipment is US Marine corps pack gear; a rare last name; user names; similar Ailbe is a Celtic name)

Word derivation for "without" :
Basque = gabe, Finnish = ilman
Miresua = ilbe

Still working on creating words in Miresua from the first paragraph of a well known book. I still can't come close to translating the paragraph. But hey, I'm closer.