Last word you learned in a foreign language

Post by **Salmoneus** » 03 May 2021 00:10

I'm having another go at the Irish Duolingo course, after pretty much ignoring it for a year. Good news: my memory for obscure nouns is much better than I expected! Bad news: my memory for even common verbs is much worse than I expected...

Anyway, a word I've re-learned: taitin - "to shine". It's notably because it's also how pleasing and enjoying are expressed: an dtaitníonn mo chulaith leat? - literally "does my suit shine with you?", but actually "does my suit please you?","do you enjoy my suit?"

Post by **Salmoneus** » 26 May 2021 23:49

neamhspleách. Something along the lines of /nj{vspljQ:x/ (the /j/ should be superscript...). Irish has some wonderful phonotactics sometimes...

elemtilas · Post by **elemtilas** » 01 Jun 2021 15:59

ismagol, flipflops or tsinelas

ThatAnalysisGuy · Post by **ThatAnalysisGuy** » 26 Jul 2021 22:48

Today, I learned the Latin noun trabs, which means "timber or beam" along with its Esperanto descendant trabo meaning pole or beam

eldin raigmore · Post by **eldin raigmore** » 27 Jul 2021 09:04

Nudiustertian.
Relating to ereyesterday. That is, one day earlier than hesternal.
I don’t know what word means relating to overmorrow. (One day later than crastinal.)

….

Before that it was honorificabilitudinitatibus.

Visions1 · Post by **Visions1** » 27 Jul 2021 15:50

Tzipornaim - Hebrew

The back of one's hand

Khemehekis · Post by **Khemehekis** » 31 Aug 2021 05:32

Salmoneus wrote: ↑02 May 2020 20:10 It wouldn't surprise me in particular regions, or indeed subcultures, might have their own terms, though. [eg when I were a lad, what wiktionary calls a "cannonball" was just a "bomb" or "bomber"].

I'm on the deep end, cannonball jump . . .

Pabappa · Post by **Pabappa** » 17 Sep 2021 09:28

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kaamos

the Finnish word for the long polar night they receive every winter. i found it because i was curious if Arctic cultures would have a specific term for that, and although this is believed to be ultimately a loan from Norse, i imagine it is perceived as an atomic root in modern Finnish. that said, does anyone know what the -os comes from? maybe its not atomic after all.

Sequor · Post by **Sequor** » 19 Nov 2021 02:02

Pabappa wrote: ↑17 Sep 2021 09:28 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kaamos

the Finnish word for the long polar night they receive every winter. i found it because i was curious if Arctic cultures would have a specific term for that, and although this is believed to be ultimately a loan from Norse, i imagine it is perceived as an atomic root in modern Finnish. that said, does anyone know what the -os comes from? maybe its not atomic after all.

What an interesting word. It does seem Finnish has a suffix -os at least.

Lambuzhao · Post by **Lambuzhao** » 20 Feb 2022 16:27

ichnofossil = "trace fossil" ; "trackway fossil". It refers to fossilized trackways, tail swashings, or fin-prints in mud or soft earth that get preserved and help scientists today determine locomotive velocities of sea scorpions, duck-billed dinos, brontosaurs & therapods, and even takeoff/landing strategies of pterosaurs. Wowee! ~~(Uff! cracks of agedness showing)~~ (:grc: ἴχνος 'footprint'; 'trace'; 'clue')

Also, this is related to the word ichneumon, as in ichneumon wasp, and the Ancient Greek name for 'mongoose' (!), which both relentlessly track down their respective prey like mini-Yautja warriors ~ Sweet! (

ἰχνεύμων ᾽tracker')

eldin raigmore · Post by **eldin raigmore** » 21 Feb 2022 00:41

Orkan or Orkaan; a type of violent windstorm on the European continent.

Man in Space · Post by **Man in Space** » 07 Jun 2022 17:56

magnetofon tape recorder

Aseca · Post by **Aseca** » 26 Jun 2022 08:45

etiam - latin for also/too. Reminded me of tambien a bit.

Üdj · Post by **Üdj** » 15 Dec 2022 20:15

Portuguese: vez, meaning "time" or "turn" (e.g. Eu vou aqui duas vezes amanhã, "I will go here two times/twice tomorrow")
Esperanto: naĝado, meaning "swimming" (e.g. Naĝado estas bona sporto, "Swimming is a good sport")

zee · Post by **zee** » 10 Jan 2023 14:13

ciekawostka /t͡ɕɛ.kaˈvɔst.ka/ n· tidbit, fun fact, interesting detail

a very cute word which i am very happy to have learned. it comes from the diminutive of ciekawość n· "curiosity", itself from ciekawy adj· "curious, interesting"

i suppose you could say this post in itself and the information i've given is a bit of a... ciekawostka

LinguistCat · Post by **LinguistCat** » 10 Jan 2023 21:41

Mimi kikoenai (hard of hearing or deaf in Japanese)

I've been able to watch some Japanese dramas recently, and the one I started with is about a friend group where one of the characters lost his hearing just as they all went off to college. I'm not usually a drama person but the show is really good.

conlangdolphinfly · Post by **conlangdolphinfly** » 31 Jan 2023 01:40

S'il vous plaît - Please

Esneirra973 · Post by **Esneirra973** » 16 Feb 2023 06:06

reclamar to claim, demand

LWFlouisa · Post by **LWFlouisa** » 02 Mar 2023 05:36

Lamassu Temple guardian of ancient temples.

appakling · Post by **appakling** » 09 Mar 2023 22:28

totally in toki pona: "tonsi" meaning non-binary, non-confirming, unsure

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