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[4000×2500] [Crosspost] Etymology of ‘window’
There’s a dialect of Neapolitan where the word for “window” is also “ventana”. Standard is “fenesta” with common simplification of the /str/ cluster; cf. Neap. nosta “our” f.s. < Lat. NOSTRA and It. nostra.
in Istria we say “ukno” “ponestra” and “prozor”
As a native speaker of Dutch, I’d much more frequently use the word ‘raam’
Arpitan is “fenīthra” [føni:θʀæ] so even though it’s not listed, the region is colored correctly!
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ütxi [yt.ʃi] to excite a dog, either happily or angrily
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tso xethey [ t͡so ʃɛ.θei] lit. one path at a time
idiom, figuratively “take things as they come”
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drü(a) [dʀy(.a)] healthy
Por ithre to drü [pʌʀ i:θʀe to dʀy] “may I stay healthy!”
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tsàle [ˈt͡saˌle] wooden home, origin for the word chalet
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ra [ʀa] rat
rata [ʀa.ta] mouse
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pü [py] rooster
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pllaka [ˈpʎaˌka] stop! (doing that)
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tsavo [ t͡saˈvo] horse
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gro-mo [gʀomo]
“great evil”
-> epilepsy. Also used for a variety of mental and physical conditions with loss of motor control, probably now known as cerebral palsy, nerve damage, and others, as they were thought to be caused by a variety of evil spirits.
is this the same etymology as ‘grand-mal’ for a certain type of seizure?
yes! “mo” in Francoprovencal is “mal” in French, more or less.
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gro-mo [gʀomo]
“great evil”
-> epilepsy. Also used for a variety of mental and physical conditions with loss of motor control, probably now known as cerebral palsy, nerve damage, and others, as they were thought to be caused by a variety of evil spirits.
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ll an trovaw ‘na fille [ʎ ɛ̃ trovɒ na fiʎe]
“They have found a girl.”
-> They had a girl.
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myonaw [ˈmjoˌnɒ] to meow
la tsa myone [ˈmjoˌne] the cat meows
Ta tsa myonawve tota la ne. [ˌmjoˈnɒˌve] Your cat was meowing all night.
DUDE THIS IS SO COOL!
OMG THANKS
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tshishte [t͡ʃiʃtɛ] be quiet (more aggressive, but less so than “shut up”)
My grandmother’s reaction to last year if she were alive:
Aw le tyen tren! [ɒ lœ tjɛ̃ tʀɛ̃] What a mess! What a disaster!
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vyardzá [ˌvjaʀˈd͡za] squirrel
