Sunday 21 June 2015

Personal descriptions 2 (occupations)

When asked about what I do:
Pandr’ew agas soodh?                What is your occupation?
I might answer:
Descadores o vy.                         I’m a teacher
Here are some more occupations with which to start your answer. Where there are two options for a word,< -es> is the feminine ending.
artydh/artydhes                           artist
clavjior/clavjiores                       nurse
den whel                                     workman
gwicor/gwicores                          trader
gwrety                                         housewife/housekeeper
leveryas/leveryades                     librarian
lowarther/lowarthores                 gardener
lymner/lymnores                         painter (art)
magores                                       nanny (originally wet nurse)
mammeth                                     foster mother (wet nurse)
medhek dens/medhoges dhens    dentist
medhek/medhoges                       doctor
payntyer/payntyores                    painter (house)
scrifa/scrifores                             writer
scrifednyas/scrifenyades              secretary
studhyer/studhyores                     student

tiek/tioges                                    farmer

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