Words you love because of their sounds

[Acid Badger]

Herberge, of course!!!

I know it reminded me of a close word, but I wasn't suspecting it was so close: Catalan alberg, which according to Alcover-Moll comes from Old High-German heriberga or Gothic *haribergo (REW 4045). In Commonitorium Palladii (10th century Italian document) appears the latinized form alipergum "camp" (Rom. Forsch., vi, 209).

That means also Spanish albergue is related

And the Italian albergo... and the french auberge, I suppose.

[Shm Jay]

What about aubergine? Is the original meaning then "the little vegetable that grew in the camp"?

[Qwynegold]

Curiously, many of my favorite-sounding words tend to start with B.

Is that why your username is bulbaquil?

[Bristel]

Curiously, many of my favorite-sounding words tend to start with B.

Is that why your username is bulbaquil?

He's a cross between a Bulbasaur and a Cyndaquil.

[Izambri]

What about aubergine? Is the original meaning then "the little vegetable that grew in the camp"?

Interesting question. According to the Alcover-Moll, Catalan albergínia comes from Arab al-bādinjāna.

And doing a quick research with that word I found this: "ETIM.: de l'àr. vg. al-bedenǧéna o al-bādinjāna (cl. bādänǧāna), der. del persa bādingān íd., potser a través d'una forma morisca tardana *al-berǧina."

So it seems the last known origin is Persian bādingān.

And doing again a quick research with that Persian word I found this: "Origin: 1785–95; < French < Catalan albargínia < Arabic al the + bādhinjān eggplant < Persian bādingān perhaps < Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit vātiṅgaṇaḥ."

[Acid Badger]

What about aubergine? Is the original meaning then "the little vegetable that grew in the camp"?

Interesting question. According to the Alcover-Moll, Catalan albergínia comes from Arab al-bādinjāna.

And doing a quick research with that word I found this: "ETIM.: de l'àr. vg. al-bedenǧéna o al-bādinjāna (cl. bādänǧāna), der. del persa bādingān íd., potser a través d'una forma morisca tardana *al-berǧina."

So it seems the last known origin is Persian bādingān.

And doing again a quick research with that Persian word I found this: "Origin: 1785–95; < French < Catalan albargínia < Arabic al the + bādhinjān eggplant < Persian bādingān perhaps < Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit vātiṅgaṇaḥ."

Interestingly, the Italian term melanzana has the same origin.

[MisterBernie]

What about aubergine? Is the original meaning then "the little vegetable that grew in the camp"?

Interesting question. According to the Alcover-Moll, Catalan albergínia comes from Arab al-bādinjāna.

And doing a quick research with that word I found this: "ETIM.: de l'àr. vg. al-bedenǧéna o al-bādinjāna (cl. bādänǧāna), der. del persa bādingān íd., potser a través d'una forma morisca tardana *al-berǧina."

Although I knew that, I wish I had a medieval book on cookery in which aubergines are mentioned, and if there's any folk-etymological cross-contamination going on.

[joey]

Amphimacer. Pretty much any word containing a machine-gun sequence of lax, high vowels—synecdoche and soliloquy qualify.

[Izambri]

What about aubergine? Is the original meaning then "the little vegetable that grew in the camp"?

Interesting question. According to the Alcover-Moll, Catalan albergínia comes from Arab al-bādinjāna.

And doing a quick research with that word I found this: "ETIM.: de l'àr. vg. al-bedenǧéna o al-bādinjāna (cl. bādänǧāna), der. del persa bādingān íd., potser a través d'una forma morisca tardana *al-berǧina."

Although I knew that, I wish I had a medieval book on cookery in which aubergines are mentioned, and if there's any folk-etymological cross-contamination going on.

Aubergines are mentioned in two Catalan cook books, Llibre del Coch (16th cent.) and Llibre de Sent Soví (14th cent.). In both caes it seems it appears as albergínia and aubergínia (due to labialization of [ɫ]), like the modern name.

Besides albergínia and aubergínia other modern pronounciations are [alβaɾʧínia] (Carlet); [alβaɾʤíɲ] (Vinaròs); [alβeɾʧíno] (Tamarit); [albeɾʧíɲa] (València, Alcalà de X.); [aɫβaɾġína] (Cullera); [aɫβaɾʤínɛ] (Alcoi); [aɫβaɾʧína] (Gandia); [alβeɾʤínia] (Pl. de Castelló, Maestrat); [azβəɾʒíniɛ] (Granyena); [əzβəɾʒíniɛ] (Sta. Col. de Q.); [əzβəɾʒíniə] (Barc., Empordà); [əwβəɾʒíni] (Vendrell, Mall.); [əwβəɾʒíniə] (Berga, Montmaneu, Valls, Artà, Men.); [awβəɾʒíniɛ] (Granyena, Sta. Col. de Q.); [awβeɾʤíniɛ] (Urgell); [awβeɾʤínia], [awβeɾʤíɲa] (Tortosa); [əwβəɾʒínia] (Solsona); [əwβɾəʒíniə], [uβɾəʒíniə] (Ciutadella); [bəɾʒíniə] (Llofriu); [uβəɾʒέniə] (Eivissa); [uβəɾʒíniə] (Migjorn-Gran.); [alβaɾʤéɲa] (Elx).

[Bristel]

Is "Migjorn-Gran" the "Es Migjorn Gran" of Minorca?

[Izambri]

Is "Migjorn-Gran" the "Es Migjorn Gran" of Minorca?

Sí senyor.

[Bristel]

Is "Migjorn-Gran" the "Es Migjorn Gran" of Minorca?

Sí senyor.

The oldest citizen in Spain lives there.

[Izambri]

Is "Migjorn-Gran" the "Es Migjorn Gran" of Minorca?

Sí senyor.

The oldest citizen in Spain lives there.

LOL

[Bristel]

Speaking of Migjorn, I love the sound of it. /miˈdʒoɾn/

[linguoboy]

Herberge, of course!!!

I know it reminded me of a close word, but I wasn't suspecting it was so close: Catalan alberg, which according to Alcover-Moll comes from Old High-German heriberga or Gothic *haribergo (REW 4045). In Commonitorium Palladii (10th century Italian document) appears the latinized form alipergum "camp" (Rom. Forsch., vi, 209).

That means also Spanish albergue is related

Not to mention French auberge, which is for my money the best sounding of the lot.

In dialectal Swedish, there is the variant härbre (the first r is silent) which refers to a shed which can also be used as a guest room.

In Icelandic, herbergi simply means "room".

[Bob Johnson]

DONKEY

when said angrily with some sort of british accent where it sounds something like [dɔŋkəɪ]

[----]

Been watching Gordon Ramsay, have you?

[Bob Johnson]

Been watching Gordon Ramsay, have you?

Among others.

[Ser]

DONKEY

when said angrily with some sort of british accent where it sounds something like [dɔŋkəɪ]

Something more like [ˈdɒŋkɪi], apparently.

[Astraios]

Something more like [ˈdɒŋkɪi], apparently.

Bob is closer with the first vowel, at least for me.

[Bob Johnson]

Something more like [ˈdɒŋkɪi], apparently.

Bob is closer with the first vowel, at least for me.

Oh darling, say ... donkey for me.

Edit: I just realized this was my 1000th post. ... Typical.

[Atalant]

Trikitixa! (Basque word for mini-accordian)

[Izambri]

A few Catalan ones:

atzucac [əd͡zu'kak]
atzar [ə'd͡za]
gatzoneta [gəd͡zu'nɛtə]
magatzem [məɣəd͡zɛm] and emmagatzemar [əm:əɣəd͡zə'ma]
reguitzell [rəɣi'd͡zeʎ]

formatge [fuɾ'mad͡ʒə]
enginyer [əɲd͡ʒi'ɲe] and enginyeria [əɲd͡ʒiɲə'ɾiə]
menjívol [məɲ'd͡ʒivuɫ] or [məɲ'd͡ʒiβuɫ]
matxucar [mət͡ʃu'ka]
enuig [ə'nut͡ʃ]

enganyifa [əŋgə'ɲifə]
lloctinent [ʎɔkti'nen]
maduixa [mə'ðuʃə]

espurna [əs'puɾnə]
espetegar [əspətə'ɣa]
rompre ['rompɾə]
entortolligar [əntuɾtuʎi'ɣa]
guspira [gus'piɾə]
marbre ['mabɾə]
estol [əs'tɔɫ]
abraonar [əbɾəu'na]

gamba ['gambə]
flama ['flamə]
pàmpol ['pampuɫ]
tanmateix [ˌtɐm:ə'teʃ]

erol [ə'ɾɔɫ]
núvol ['nuvuɫ] or ['nuβuɫ]

iridi [i'ɾiði]
acant [ə'kan]
aigua ['ajwˠə]

[Šm Mepuyoš ab Duhen]

English-anvil
Spanish-murcielago

[Bob Johnson]

Lots of words in -ard [ɑɻd] but this is probably just a passing fad

Also nibnard [nɪb.nɑɻd] which isn't a word but hey