Re: Weekly Vocab #1.1.8 (repost #1)

Senjecas:

1. bread = jûûsmaþos (leavened) (< jûûsma, to add yeast to);
vargênos (unleavened); in Senjecas "bread" can be a count noun.

    I would like 4 loaves of bread, please.
    m-us cüêr jûûsmaþ-on mhêts-o.
    I-NOM.sg four bread-ACC.pl want-SUBJ

2. flour = mîîlnos (< mîîla, to grind)

   This bread is made with 7 cups of flour.
   sém-us jûûsmaþ-om d-om sêf peeln-ôm-ë miiln-ôsïo mhééla cüêr-a.
   one-NOM.sg bread-ACC.sg this-ACC.pl seven cup-GEN.pl-EPEN flour-
GEN.sg with make-IND

3. glaze (n or v) = jhêlna, jhêlnos

   This delicious-looking loaf is glazed with honey.
   sém-us n-om dzêês-om cüêts-i jûûsmaþ-om d-óm-ë meln-ôsïo mhééla
jhêêl-a.
   one-NOM.sg it-ACC.sg delicious-ACC.sg appear-REL bread-ACC.sg
this-ACC.sg-EPEN honey-GEN.sg with glaze-IND

   This delicious-looking loaf has a honey glaze.
   mélnëjhêln-os n-om dzêês-om cüêts-i júúsmaþ-ôsï-' o ês-a.
   honey.glaze-NOM.sg this-ACC.sg delicious-ACC.sg appear-REL bread-
GEN.sg-ELIS to be-IND

4. muffin = jûûsmaþlos (-l- = diminutive suffix); new word

   They have 42 kinds of sweet muffins.
   dû-sar dû süââdo juusmaþl-ôm im-ôes n-um o ês-a.
   two-twenty two sweet muffin-GEN.pl kind-NOM.pl that-GEN.pl to be-
IND

5. bakery = vomhdêmos (< vômha, to bake & dêmos, building)

   My favorite bakery is 4 streets over.
   ânsëmho vomhdêm-os cüêr mhej-ôm ólna ês-a.
   favorite bakery-NOM.sg four street-GEN.pl across be-IND

6. oven = lhêros (< lhêra, to make hot)

   The bakery is very busy - we have to use all 8 ovens constantly.
   vomhdêm-os méjh-u pûd-os ês-a.  mh-us ôts sôlo lhêr-on sááþ-vi
nôd-u cêl-a
   bakery-NOM.sg increase-ADV busy-NOM.sg be-IND.  we-NOM eight all
oven-ACC.pl constant-ADV use-SUP have.to-IND

7. bake = vômha

   That bread is baked, but those 3 over there are fried.
   jûûsmaþ-os n-os vômh-aþ-os ês-a.  tîr ánti aln-ôes vrííg-aþ-ôes
ês-a.
   bread-NOM.sg that-NOM.sg bake-PAT.PART-NOM.sg be-IND  three but
over.there-NOM.pl fry-PAT.PART-NOM.sg be-IND.

8. cost / price = tsüîîna

   How much do those 6 loaves cost?
   süêts júúmaþ-ôes n-ôes cüóþ-vi tsüîîn-a.
   six bread-NOM.pl that-NOM.pl how.much-ADV cost-IND

9. unusual = nsüêêðmhis (< süêêða, to accustom)

   This is an unusual recipe for bread - it has very little flour!
   d-os júúmaþ-ôsïo nsüêêðmha dêns-as ês-a.  ¡mînüo mîîln-os n-ósï'
o ês-a!
    this-NOM.sg bread-GEN.sg unusual recipe-NOM.sg be-IND.  little
flour-NOM.sg that-GEN.sg-ELIS to be-IND.

10. holiday = mheldâmras (< mhêlda, to feast, & âmras, day)

   I want to order 9 holiday loaves. What will the cost be?
   m-us nêun mheldámr-ë-júúmaþ-ôes îg-u mhêts-a.  cüôþ-os tsüîîn-os
ês-a.
   I-NOM.sg nine holiday-EPEN-bread-NOM.pl order.SUP want-IND.
how.much-NOM.sg cost-NOM.sg be-IND.

chamberlain, n. the treasurer of a municipal corporation = áþalââgus
< aþâlos, family, household; & -ââgus, suffix denoting one in charge
of.

trim, v. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
= ðâvra, to adjust, make suitable, adapt, fit, suit, etc.

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