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Hi everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I created a Twitter account where I’ll be collecting weird etymologies (and welcoming submissions!) ✨

https://www.twitter.com/CursedEtyms

#check it out everyone!

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Swedish-English false friends

Corrections/additions appreciated!

Aktuell — actual relevant/current

Egentlig, faktisk — actual, real

Annonsera — announce advertise

Att tillkännage — to announce

En blankett — blanket form (a blanc document to be filled in)

En filt — blanket

Eventuellt — eventually possibly

Äntligen — eventually, finally

Hugga — hug chop, stab

att krama — to hug

Högtid — high time celebration, fest

Dags — high time, the due time for something to happen

Kinkig — kinky tricky/petulant

Krullig — kinky (of hair), kinky, pervers — kinky (of people

Kraft (en) — craft force, power

Hantverk (en) — craft

Mondän — mundane sophisticated, chic

Trivial, vardaglig — mundane

En paragraf — paragraph section, chapter

Ett stycke — paragraph, portion of text

En pensel — pencil paintbrush

En blyertspenna — pencil

En semester — semester holiday

En termin — semester

Spirituell — spiritual witty

Ändlig, religiös — spiritual

En vrist — wrist ankle

En handled — wrist

Vinka — wink wave (one’s hand)

Att blinka — to wink

En vikarie — vicar substitute (tex: lärarvikarie — substitute teacher)

En kyrkoherde — vicar

#swedish #english #false friends

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if you were a mouse and you wanted to change the subject you could say “squeaking of which….”

#hahahaha #puns #english puns #squeaking of which

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liian

too

Olen juonut tänään liian paljon kahvia.

I have drunk too much cofee today.

→ olen -nut is indicative, perfect, single 1st person.

#ADORABLE #Finnish #liian

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苔　・準１級

こけ

タイ

苔　「こけ」　moss

苔生す　「こけむす」　to become covered in moss, to become aged

苔桃　「こけもも」　lingonberry

苔玉　「こけだま」　moss ball

苔庭　「こけにわ」　moss garden

海苔　「のり」　nori, seaweed

転石苔を生ぜず　「てんせきこけをしょうぜす」 　a rolling stone gathers no moss

掃苔する　「そうたいする」　to visit a grave, to clean moss of a headstone

蘚苔　「せんたい」　moss

#lingonberry is a moss peach lmao #i also like that nori is sea moss excellent #japanese #苔 #moss #苔桃 #海苔

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Баранка

#баранка can mean both steering wheel and bagel #please excuse my terrible editing skills but i have tried to get myself to make this thing for two months #my labour bears fruit #russian #Russian puns #puns #my post

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“bear with me” you say. we both turn into bears and escape into the woods

#lmao #english #bear #puns #english puns

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i used to know the finnish word for “down”, but alas

#stupid #finnish #alas

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Japanese Winter Vocabulary ❄

冬  ( ふゆ ) - winter

冬至  ( とうじ ) - winter solstice

十二月  ( じゅうにがつ ) - December

一月  ( いちがつ ) - January

二月  ( にがつ ) - February

雪  ( ゆき ) - snow

雪片  ( せっぺん )  /  スノーフレーク - snowflake

白  ( しろ ) - white

氷  ( こうり ) - ice

氷柱  ( つらら ) - icicle

寒い  ( さむい ) - cold, chilly

ゾクゾク  /  ぞくぞく - shivering (onomatopoeic / SFX word)

凍る  ( こおる ) - to freeze

霜  ( しも ) - frost

雹  ( ひょう ) - hail

吹雪  ( ふぶき ) - blizzard

冬眠  ( とうみん ) - hibernation

雪だるま  ( ゆきだるま ) - snowman

そり - sled, sleigh

アイススケート - ice skating

スキー - skiing

毛布  ( もうふ ) - blanket

コート  /  上着  ( うわぎ ) - coat

セーター - sweater

スカーフ - scarf

手袋  ( てぶくろ ) - glove, mitten

帽子  ( ぼうし ) - hat

クリスマス - Christmas

「メリークリスマス！」 - “Merry Christmas!”

ハヌカ - Hanukkah

正月  ( しょうがつ ) - New Year

大晦日  ( おおみそか ) - New Year’s Eve

元日  ( がんじつ ) - New Year’s Day (January 1st)

#japanese #japanese vocab lists #vocab lists #winter

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Winter vocab in Norwegian

/Norwegian Bokmål/ 

Vinter (m) - winter Vintermåned (m) - winter month Desember - December Januar - January Februar - February Snø (m) - snow Snøflak/fnugg (m) - snowflake Å snø - to snow Å stå/gå på ski - (lit: to stand/walk on skis) to ski Ski (m) - ski Slalåm (m) - slalom Is (m) - ice Sludd (n) - sleet Hagl (n) - hail Skare - snow with hard surface, soft under Slaps (n) - slush Frost (m) - frost Rim (m) - rime, frost Å fryse - to freeze Jul (m/f) - Christmas Nyttårsaften (m) - New Year’s Eve Skjerf (n) - scarf Vott (m) - mitten Lue (m/f) - hat Jakke (m/f) - jacket

#norsk #norwegian #vocab lists #Norwegian vocab lists #winter

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so I'm listening to NRK P3 and they have a bit where listeners can ask for a song and they pick one to play, like in a lottery, and it's called... et låteri 😂

#JEG VISSTE IKKE ON DETTE #nrk p3 #norge #norway #norwegian #norsk #radio #p3 #låteri #puns #norwegian puns

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reading in your target language is like

*reads two words* *picks up dictionary* *reads two more words* *looks up two words in dictionary* *understands two sentences* *rejoices* *looks up word in dictionary* *finally understands the sentence* *looks up same word in dictionary* *despairs* *reads under breath to aid comprehension* *opens up dictionary again* *understands every single word in the sentence but doesn’t understand the sentence* *sighs* *picks up dictionary* *understands more sentences* *rereads same sentence three times* *doesn’t understand* *opens dictiona—

#fucking ouch #reading #language learning #tl #dictionary #not language specific

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Vocabulaire et Expressions

la jungle du quotidien — the rat race

passer en priorité — to take precedence

primer sur — to be prioritised over

malavisé — misguided

semé d’embûches — fraught with difficulties

un moment de lucidité — a moment of clarity

se nourrir de — to thrive off of

bien mal acquis ne profite jamais — ill got, ill spent

la trêve — let-up, break

la béquille — (emotional) crutch

se désensorceler — become disenchanted

affubler de — deck out in

un vrai périple — a real trek

j’en parlerai à mon cheval! — do I look like I care?

l’empressement — haste, alacrity

le havre de paix — haven of peace

un effet délétère — a deleterious effect

claquer de l’argent — to squander money

broyer du noir — to ruminate with dark thoughts

une conscience lourde — a heavy conscience

considérer comme un dû — to take as a given

#these are very good #French #French vocab

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Wait, hang on, so if sarx is "meat", and phagus is "eating", what does that make a sarcophagus?!

Sure enough: "from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, "coffin of limestone"), so named from a supposed property of consuming the flesh of corpses laid in it, from σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, "flesh-eating, carnivorous"), from genitive σαρκός (sarkós) of σάρξ (sárx, "flesh, meat")"

Flesh-eating rock, you scary 🥲

Meatlovers

Sarcophilus, from Greek sarx (”flesh”) + philos (”loving”), is the genus containing the Tasmanian devil and its extinct relatives.

#etymology #tasmanian devil #taxonomic etymology #animals #sarcophagus #flesh-eating #flesh-eating rock #greek #latin

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Deadly knife-tooth

Smilodon fatalis - sabre-toothed tiger

From Greek smilē (”knife”) + odont (”tooth”) and Latin fatalis  (”deadly”).

image credit: Charles R. Knight [Public domain]

#false friends smile right there huh #etymology #smilodon #smilodon fatalis #greek #latin #taxonomic etymology

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Happy Halloween (Cover Version by Raon Lee)

Japanese Vocab List for Happy Halloween

魔法 (まほう) - magic, witchcraft, sorcery

掛ける (かけれる) - to hang, suspend; to put on, wear; to spend (time, money); to pour/sprinkle something onto; to put an effect on; here: 魔法にかけられた - magic was [passive form] put on [me] 

お菓子 (おかし) - sweets, candy; confections​

~ちゃう - cutesy, childish version of ~してしまう (to do something by accident, or to finish completely)

きっと - surely, undoubtedly

霧 (きり) - fog, mist​

濃い (こい) - deep (colour); strong (flavour, smell, etc.)

集まる (あつまる) - to gather, collect; to assemble

アマイモノ (甘い物) - sweets, sweet food

我慢 (がまん) - endurance, patience, perseverance; self-control, restraint

ご褒美 (ほうび) - reward; prize

ほら - an outcry like “look!”, “look out!”, “hey!”

鐘 (かね) - (often large hanging) bell; chime​

音 (ね) - sound; noise (おと is the most common reading of 音; ね is mostly used in literary contexts; e.g., poems)

騒ぎ出す (さわぎだす) - to start making a noise, start making an uproar; to go berserk

オバケ - ghost; apparition

許 (ゆるす) -  to permit, allow; to forgive, excuse

悪戯 (いたずら) - prank, trick; mischief

幼気な (いたいけな) - young and sweet; adorable, cute; innocent

踊る (おどる) - to dance

カブ (蕪) - turnip 

街中 (まちじゅう) - the whole town; all over town

頂戴 (ちょうだい) - [humble ]receiving, reception, getting; being given​ [something]

不思議な (ふしぎな) - wonderful, marvelous; strange, mysterious; incredible;

欲張りな (よくばりな) - greedy; gluttonous

餌食 (えじき) - prey; victim

庭木 (にわき) - garden tree

ぐるぐる - [Onomatopoetic] (turning) round and round​; wrapping, winding around​

~ちゃえ - like ~ちゃう, cutesy ~してしまう, but ~え expresses that something is done recklessly, or encourages someone to do something bold

灯 (とう) - lamp; light

時計 (とけい) - clock; watch; timepiece

回る (まわる) - to turn; to revolve​

眩む (くらむ) - to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by​

夜更かし (よふかし) - staying up late; keeping late hours

寝る (ねる) - to sleep, go to bed; to lie down

コロがす (ころ転す) - to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over

Full lyrics under the break

ねぇもう暗 (くら) くなりそうだから - Hey, looks like it's about to get dark now デちゃってもいいかしら？- So would it be alright to go out, I wonder? ちょっとね魔法 (まほう) にかけられた - A little magic was put on me, you see キミのお菓子 (かし) から食 (た) べちゃうぞ - Let's eat, starting with your candy

きっともう霧 (きり) が濃 (こ) くなるから - It looks like the fog will get thicker ミンナ集 (あつ) まるかな？ - Will everyone gather together, maybe? じっと待 (ま) ってアマイモノ我慢 (がまん) した - I firmly waited and stayed away from sweets ご褒美 (ほうび) をほら - So as for the reward, look here

ひとつふたつ鐘 (かね) の音 (ね) - One, two, the sound of the bell 騒 (さわ) ぎ出 (だ) す小 (ちい) さいオバケたち - The small ghosts are starting to bustle 今日 (きょう) は許 (ゆる) してくれるの - Today it will be allowed さあ街 (まち) に行 (い) こう - So, let's go into town

だって Happy Halloween - 'Cause it's Happy Halloween 悪戯 (いたずら) しちゃうぞ ding-dong-dang - Let's play a prank ding-dong-dang あっちもこっちも trick or treat - Trick or treat here and there and everywhere, キャンディーはくれないの？- Won't you give us some candy? だって Happy Halloween - ‘Cause it's Happy Halloween, 幼気 (いたいけ) なランタンパンプキン - Some innocent-looking pumpkin lanterns 疲 (つか) れたジャックも踊 (おど) るよ朝 (あさ) まで - Even the tired Jack dances all the while until morning

だって Happy Halloween - 'Cause it's Happy Halloween, オバケのカブだってラララ - Even the ghost turnips, la la la 今日は街中 (まちじゅう) trick or treat - Trick or treat today all throughout town, チョコも頂戴 (ちょうだい) よ - Some chocolate too please だって Happy Halloween - 'Cause it's happy halloween, 不思議 (ふしぎ) な世界 (せかい) へようこそ - Welcome to this wondrous world 疲れたジャックも歌 (うた) うよ - Even the tired Jack sings Let's trick or treat

もっともっとほしい - They want more and more, 欲張 (よくば) りゴースト - The greedy ghosts もうない？それなら - There's no more? If that’s the case 悪戯 (いたずら) の餌食 (えじき) ね - Then they'll be prey to our pranks

くれない家 (いえ) なんて庭木 (にわき) に - As for the houses that won't give anything トイレットペーパーぐるぐるしちゃえ - Let's wrap their garden trees in toilet paper 今夜 (こんや) はランタン灯 (とう) してるなら甘 (あま) いの頂戴 (ちょうだい) - If the lanterns are lit tonight, give us some sweets please さぁ Let's Party Night - So let's party tonight

ほらだって Happy Halloween - Hey 'cause it's Happy Halloween, 時計 (とけい) も回 (まわ) る tick-tack - the clock too continues to spin, tick-tack あっちもこっちも trick or treat - Here, there and everywhere, trick or treat 目 (め) もくらむパンプキンパイ - Pumpkin pies that dazzle the eye だって Happy Halloween - 'Cause it's Happy Halloween, だから夜更 (よふ) かししちゃうじゃない - Why not; let's stay up till late 疲れたジャックも寝 (ね) ないわ朝まで - The tired Jack won't sleep either until morning

だって Happy Halloween... -  'Cause it's Happy Halloween... x3

今日は Happy Halloween - Today it's Happy Halloween さぁ Let's trick or treat - So now, let's trick or treat 赤 (あか) いキャンディーコロがして - Red candy rolling around 朝まで寝たくない - Don't wanna sleep till morning

#Japanese #japanese music #raon lee #music #happy halloween #japanese vocab lists #vocab lists #i play this song on repeat every halloween

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Words You Wouldn't Think Were Etymologically Related: Part 2

Amateur and Amanda

Amateur and Amanda both originate from the Latin amare, meaning to love.

Amateur comes from the Old French amateur, where it meant a lover of something, which originated from the Latin amator, meaning lover. Amator came from amare, which itself originated from the Proto-Italic root *amāō, which meant to be loved.

Amanda is a name meaning 'worthy of love', and was first recorded in England in 1212 and before that in late Antiquity.

#love it #amanda #amateur #etymology #linguistics