So many words in English are derived from Latin or Greek or French or the Germanic languages but I need the word that is in fairly common English useage - a word that most of us will have heard of even if never used in conversation.
Funny answers accepted, sometimes appreciated, but generally ignored.
2006-11-04 18:15:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Good - 'whereas' is one. There is another. Clue: internal.
'geas'??????????
2006-11-04 18:25:14 · update #1
Phineas - good try but names not acceptable.
Clue 2: organ.
2006-11-04 18:28:49 · update #2
I appreciate the 'geas' explanation but it seems that it is not a word that Joe Public would recognise. Neither, it seems, that any dictionary does. Thus, discounted but your input is much appreciated.
2006-11-04 18:31:54 · update #3
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'pancreas' is it. So well done. How did you get it? My clues were too easy!!!
Are there any more?
2006-11-04 18:33:20 · update #4
WOW!!
Defleas is acceptable. Very good!
Overseas is a good contender but the 'seas' element is surely a plural?
I'll accept debate on that. It is almost in the same league as 'defleas'.
Can I use 'defleas' in a sentence to make it valid? Yes - "He defleas the dog regularly"
OK.
"There is an overseas telephone call" Mmmm - it still sounds plural to me.
2006-11-04 21:23:56 · update #5
in addition to whereas & pancreas
overseas , which can be used as an adverb, adjective or noun
defleas (American usage) verb form
2006-11-04 19:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do names count? Phineas (as in Phineas Fogg, from Around the World in 80 Days). I don't think it's very natural in English -- seems like it's derived from another language or a compound with "as."
2006-11-04 18:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can think of two: geas and whereas.
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Regarding 'geas', although it doesn't appear in any dictionary I've checked I've seen it countless times in books I've read. It essentially means a vow or obligation (read: curse) placed on someone. It's apparently from Irish mythology.
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pancreas
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I got pancreas just before you said organ. I was thinking about words like diarrhea... :s
2006-11-04 18:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by TriniSalt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ums, there are not vet many words with plural endings like latin.
2016-05-22 00:31:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
San Andreas
Stript-"eas"-e lol <--wrong i know
2006-11-04 18:19:13 · answer #5 · answered by xapao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pancreas.
2006-11-04 18:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by Born a Fox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was fun!
2006-11-04 19:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whereas
2006-11-04 18:20:38 · answer #8 · answered by phoebe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋