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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: Nikola Date: August 12, 2019, 7:15 am
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Isn't 7:30 am the time these things would normally come up?
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: MartinSR Date: August 12, 2019, 7:19 am
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I find a connection between Czech and Polish again, though it's
not obvious again:
żołądź (glans p....s is
żołądź prącia), sęp, kowadło,
leniwiec
These two which don't match at all are:
berło (sometimes called buława, when used by the army
leader not by the king)
wąż (meaning a serpent, so when we mean the one used
in the garden we say: wąż ogrodowy)
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: MartinSR Date: August 12, 2019, 7:21 am
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[quote author=Nikola link=topic=1324.msg19088#msg19088
date=1565612131]
Isn't 7:30 am the time these things would normally come up?
[/quote]
On the way to work... while driving a car...
Such a timing I would call really unfortunate one.
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: Aliph Date: August 12, 2019, 7:45 am
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[quote author=NealC link=topic=1324.msg19087#msg19087
date=1565611496]
It wouldn't be the front of the p e n I s, it would be the "top"
or "tip", and acorn is far too feminine.
But I have heard it referred to as "helmet".
Or are we talking about the scepter?
This conversation is far too saucy for 730 AM :-)
[/quote]
Sorry for the mistake about front/top. I am not used to write
about anatomy.
Well, there is the scepter, the hose and the acorn. If you look
up the Czech word for acorn on Google or Wikipedia you will see
the connection.
Nikola managed to find 3 images out a total of 6 that would have
amused uncle Sigmund. :D
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: NealC Date: August 12, 2019, 7:54 am
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I went to ask my wife her opinion, she said she didn't want to
hear about the "fruits of the oak" at 730 in the morning. So I
think she understood the connection. And she isn't even Czech.
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: Nikola Date: August 12, 2019, 8:03 am
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This is the last time I'm doing linguistics with you guys :D
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: SuKi Date: August 12, 2019, 8:24 am
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I don't know how often I've resolved not to post here every time
there's an opportunity for childish toilet humour, but here
goes:
See Martin's post on the Polish word for 'garden hose':
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akj6NZGFhxY
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: MartinSR Date: August 12, 2019, 9:13 am
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[quote author=SuKi link=topic=1324.msg19095#msg19095
date=1565616285]
I don't know how often I've resolved not to post here every time
there's an opportunity for childish toilet humour, but here
goes:
See Martin's post on the Polish word for 'garden hose':
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Great. I didn't know this word existed in English. Though the
way we pronounce "wąż" is different.
I noticed I used 'serpent' instead of the more obvious 'snake'.
Probably the tendency to use as international words as possible.
;)
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: MartinSR Date: August 12, 2019, 9:44 am
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After re-reading the German words I noticed that in the West and
South parts of Poland, to avoid confusion with a snake we
sometimes use the word "szlauch". Looking at the 19th century
maps of this part of Europe it doesn't seem to be strange.
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Re: Guess the words in multiple languages
By: Nikola Date: August 12, 2019, 10:56 am
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[quote author=MartinSR link=topic=1324.msg19089#msg19089
date=1565612379]
I find a connection between Czech and Polish again, though it's
not obvious again:
żołądź (glans p....s is
żołądź prącia), sęp, kowadło,
leniwiec
These two which don't match at all are:
berło (sometimes called buława, when used by the army
leader not by the king)
wąż (meaning a serpent, so when we mean the one used
in the garden we say: wąż ogrodowy)
[/quote]
There is a connection between berło and berla. Berla is
longer, though. It's what Saint Nicholas has:
[img width=148
height=300]
HTML https://www.knihovnaslany.cz/admin/upload/images/pozvanky/2016/mikulas.jpg[/img]
Then there's also berle = a crutch.
I would not recognise snake in Polish (or serpent for that
matter). We call snake had and a hose is hadice (a bit like
female snake).
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