"Meitemark" in Norwegian. Which is a strange word when I considered it, so I looked it up.
Meite is the word for fishing with edible/biological bait. So that makes sense.
Meite probably comes from norse "meita" from cut/slice from the meaning to do a stabbing motion.
The only polish word I know is kurwa. It must mean "the" or something because I swear when I listen to some of my polish colleges talking it comes up in every other sentence.
A scythe of the nightingale from the mist A bridle full of carrion stains, the first pride shrivelled from the bridle through a cornflower cluster in the willow bush, a carrion deer quarter of a handful of grain.
We do have some of that though! But to make it harder, sometimes there's both: ż and rz make the same sound, but some words use one and some use the other, to keep you on your toes
I don't think it makes any difference. I feel like most of the time the words are different enough that you can tell them apart at a glance. Though if you're texting with someone and they don't use polish symbols (e.g. they use z instead of ż), sometimes you need to put extra effort to comprehend what they meant
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ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 92 pts · 1y
My favorite polish word is dżdżownica (earthworm). Pronounced j-j-ov-NEE-tsa.
Oh, and dżdży (it rains), pronounced j-j-ih
And before anyone asks, yes, dżdżownica is called like that because it comes out of the ground when dżdży.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 37 pts · 1y
We call them "rainworm" too in German
huppakee@feddit.nl · 14 pts · 1y
In Dutch also 🙋♀️
GojuRyu@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Danish as well
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
"Meitemark" in Norwegian. Which is a strange word when I considered it, so I looked it up. Meite is the word for fishing with edible/biological bait. So that makes sense.
Meite probably comes from norse "meita" from cut/slice from the meaning to do a stabbing motion.
This makes no sense.
echodot@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y
It's like in French where pretty much everything is a kind of Apple.
So a potato is a "ground apple"
krawutzikaputzi@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
Same in Austria german: Erdapfel
huppakee@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y
In Dutch also 🙋♀️
Do we get bonus point now? :)
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Incidentally potato is called that in old dialected Norwegian as well(Archaic as its not really used anymore)
Natanael@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y
Daggmask in Sweden. Mask for worm, dagg for moisture on the ground
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
The only polish word I know is kurwa. It must mean "the" or something because I swear when I listen to some of my polish colleges talking it comes up in every other sentence.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
you should check out their supermarkets one time. You can learn new words like "zloty" (golden) and "bez" (without).
And Piwo.
sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social · 9 pts · 1y
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
Spelling is actually very regular (way more than English), it's just slightly unintuitive for non polish speakers
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Polish and Czech are basically the Dutch of Eastern European languages.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
As my Polish-speaking mom likes to say, "Would you like to buy a vowel?"
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca · 50 pts · 1y
Another classic:
::: spoiler What's long and hard and given to a Polish bride on her wedding day? A new last name. :::
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net · 46 pts · 1y
This is a correct sentence in Czech.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 1y
Not a curse?
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 1y
Nope, it's not static from the TV either
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
It’s clearly the sound an old modem makes when connecting to the internet.
Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 1y
More like a witches grocery list
kono_throwaway_da@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
I think we owe the Slavs some vowels.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
🤮[TÜRKÇE KUSUNTU SESLERİ]🤮
/uj : The reason why turkish is relevant is that we have a 99% rule of a sylable must consist of at least one vowel per up to two consonants.
csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 1 pts · 1y
Do the Czechs add at least a few schwas in the middle to make it work?
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y
nesc@lemmy.cafe · 24 pts · 1y
They could have just made sh, zh and ch sounds single symbol like other slavic languages that use latin alphabet.
four@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 1y
We do have some of that though! But to make it harder, sometimes there's both: ż and rz make the same sound, but some words use one and some use the other, to keep you on your toes
nesc@lemmy.cafe · 10 pts · 1y
Is there any impact on reading speed due to this? Polish isn't the worst possible slavic latin script I've seen by far. 🙃
four@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
I don't think it makes any difference. I feel like most of the time the words are different enough that you can tell them apart at a glance. Though if you're texting with someone and they don't use polish symbols (e.g. they use z instead of ż), sometimes you need to put extra effort to comprehend what they meant
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
so could've English tbf
notsure@fedia.io · 10 pts · 1y
...it's an old code, but valid, sir...
jsomae@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
Digraphs were a mistake
GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Literal lols. 😆
gressen@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y