Elven word of the day, 128/?
kurwē from primitive elvish
Meaning “skill of hand, power, ability”
It was from this word that curwë in Quenya and Curu in Sindarin derived
Note: primitive Elvish was the language developed and spoken at Cuiviénen. It is from this that other elven languages developed and their roots can be traced back
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ancient greek word of the day: οὐρανόνικος (ouranonikos), conquering heaven
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Word of the day. #necropolitics
"racialized people's lives are systemically cheapened and habituated to loss."
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Ancient Greek Word of the Day
κατάβασις | katabasis (κατά, 'down' + βαίνω 'move, go') — descent, a journey down into the Underworld [such as those undertaken by Odysseus, Aeneas or Orpheus]
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SKI/SCIENCE/SHODDY #ski #science #shoddy
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ηλιόλουστος (ilióloustos) - sun-drenched, sun-soaked, sun-bathed; sunny.
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IMO, one of the coolest words in English.
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to hate
odiar
Remember: Garfield hates Odie.
“How I hate the body odor on a chock-full metro in the summer.”
I hate Mondays.
Odio los lunes.
Picture by JD Hancock on Flickr
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Yes she was looking at Ciara here, she loves her redheads
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Elven word of the day, 127/?
cantië from Quenya
Meaning: pattern
See also: canta meaning “shape, framework”
Note: canta is also the cardinal number four in Quenya
Second note: cannas is a similar Sindarin word meaning “abstract shape”. Both derive from the primitive elvish kat meaning shape or form
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ancient greek word of the day: ἀναξίμολπος (anaximolpos), queen of song, epith. of Urania
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Ancient Greek Word of the Day
ὄνειρος | oneiros (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nōr-yo-) — a dream or anything that seems surreal or dreamlike; a prophetic vision or experience indicating divine intervention; a perception that appears shadowy, faint or fleeting.
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is WINTER/WHISKY #wotd #winter #whisky #whiskey
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