Blue tit or 'Titw Tomos Las' in Welsh

@ThompsonArt I'm trying to parse the Tomos part. Titw = tit, Las = blue, so what's Tomos?

Cute bird pic :)

@GwenfarsGarden Thank you! That's some good translating! Tomos is the Welsh version of Thomas or Tom and a colloquial name for the blue tit is Tom Titmouse which is where I assume the Tomos came from :)

@ThompsonArt I'm still a very beginner with Welsh, so I'm glad I got some right!

I didn't know that about a Blue Tit being called Tom or Thomas. I never came across that when I lived in England, so is it more a Welsh thing?

@GwenfarsGarden Sounds like you're making good progress!

I believe the Welsh name is just a modern translation of the old English name, with Tom just being a popular nickname from the past (like Jack). The Tomtit name is used for several bird species so I assume the blue tit became more popular to distinguish them, but the old name still lives on through Welsh.

@ThompsonArt @KayJanes Are you sure that’s Welsh? Cause there are an equal number of vowels and consonants there, and Welsh usually has, well, mostly consonants.
@AlliFlowers I hope so, otherwise I have no idea what language I grew up speaking...
@ThompsonArt You must admit, though, it’s a bit unusual.
@AlliFlowers It might seem that way from an outside perspective but not to me. I think Welsh is perceived as having a lot of consonants because W and Y are vowels in Welsh.
@ThompsonArt I don’t speak a word of it. Wales was my father’s favorite place in the world. He visited a lot, and had many friends there.
@AlliFlowers It is a beautiful country, your father had good taste! The language itself is really hard to pick up, even my Welsh is far from perfect and I've been speaking it my entire life.
@ThompsonArt I love the cheeky expression! You’ve really caught the personality of this fab lil bird ☺️ Have you ever drawn a Long Tailed Tit?
@fforiwr Thank you so much, it's a lil bird with a big personality! I haven't but now I definitely will, what a beautiful bird 🥰
@ThompsonArt I can’t wait to see it ☺️ They’re amazing little birds. Do you have a UK print seller? The shipping with Inprint on your Nature print is nearly the same amount as the canvas!
@fforiwr They're so fun to draw! I'm afraid I haven't been able to find an on demand service based in the UK and I don't have the space to print them myself, but I'm currently looking to move and hopefully when I do I can start selling them myself 😊
@ThompsonArt Have you tried Inkthreadable? They’re supposed to be quite good!
@fforiwr I haven't but I will definitely look into making an account over the weekend, thanks!
@ThompsonArt I looove you artstyle! 💛💛💛