Guess the Word in Romlangs

[Jackk]

So it's not "starve", "diet", or "exercise". Hmm… does magrir generally have a positive connotation?

Ah. Possibly a slight misunderstanding: although veur a magrir emphatically does not mean "starve", the usual meaning of magrir alone is "starve".

[zyma]

Ah, I did misunderstand, then.

Well, is the meaning of the entire phrase generally positive?

[Jackk]

Ah, I did misunderstand, then.

Well, is the meaning of the entire phrase generally positive?

Yes, I would say so. (The misunderstanding was also on me, definitely )

[qwed117]

is it something along the lines of "to do penance"? ie "to fast"? or is it more just "to live humbly"?

[Jackk]

is it something along the lines of "to do penance"? ie "to fast"? or is it more just "to live humbly"?

None of those.

Perhaps pondering the middle word of the phrase might help?

[zyma]

Oh, I had kind of just assumed it was just there to connect the verbs and didn't have much meaning itself:

Could the phrase be translated as something like "to X to (do) X", then?

Is it a preposition?

[Jackk]

Oh, I had kind of just assumed it was just there to connect the verbs and didn't have much meaning itself:

Could the phrase be translated as something like "to X to (do) X", then?

Is it a preposition?

Yes, from Latin ad "at, to, towards".

[qwed117]

live to starve. but good. Is it like being frugal?

[Jackk]

live to starve. but good. Is it like being frugal?

No, absolutely not.

[zyma]

Oh, I had kind of just assumed it was just there to connect the verbs and didn't have much meaning itself:

Could the phrase be translated as something like "to X to (do) X", then?

Is it a preposition?

Yes, from Latin ad "at, to, towards".

Is there more about it to figure out, given what you said about the middle word potentially helping us?

[Jackk]

Is there more about it to figure out, given what you said about the middle word potentially helping us?

I may have overstated the matter to be honest – b
it may help to know that the meaning is more like "up to, until" in this expression, but a magrir is a particularly idiomatic construction.

[zyma]

Hmm… this is a tricky one. Maybe something like "to live life to the fullest"?

[Jackk]

Hmm… this is a tricky one. Maybe something like "to live life to the fullest"?

Ding Ding Ding!!!!!

Yeah, a magrir is an expression meaning "to the max, completely".

Vivau a magrir !
Let's live until we starve of it!

(So you see it was funny to have all the "live meagrely" guesses lol)

Well done shimo!

[zyma]

Hmm… this is a tricky one. Maybe something like "to live life to the fullest"?

Ding Ding Ding!!!!!

Yeah, a magrir is an expression meaning "to the max, completely".

Vivau a magrir !
Let's live until we starve of it!

(So you see it was funny to have all the "live meagrely" guesses lol)

Well done shimo!

Oh, very nice! That was definitely a fitting challenge!

I'll try to have something soon!

[zyma]

Let's try this.

Language: ???
Word: s-Fessa dissu Gneddu
IPA: [ˈsfɛsːə ɾɪsːʊɲ‿ˈɲɛdːʊ]

[Jackk]

Let's try this.

Language: ???
Word: s-Fessa dissu Gneddu
IPA: [ˈsfɛsːə ɾɪsːʊɲ‿ˈɲɛdːʊ]

Nice
- is <s-> the definite article?
- similarly, is <dissu> roughly "of/from the"?

[zyma]

Let's try this.

Language: ???
Word: s-Fessa dissu Gneddu
IPA: [ˈsfɛsːə ɾɪsːʊɲ‿ˈɲɛdːʊ]

Nice
- is <s-> the definite article?
- similarly, is <dissu> roughly "of/from the"?

[Jackk]

Let's try this.

Language: ???
Word: s-Fessa dissu Gneddu
IPA: [ˈsfɛsːə ɾɪsːʊɲ‿ˈɲɛdːʊ]

Nice
- is <s-> the definite article?
- similarly, is <dissu> roughly "of/from the"?

Is Fessa cognate with french "fesse"?

[zyma]

Is Fessa cognate with french "fesse"?

I had to look that up. Definitely not!

[Jackk]

Is Fessa cognate with french "fesse"?

I had to look that up. Definitely not!

lol

Is it related to "confess"?