Substantial postings about constructed languages and constructed worlds in general. Good place to mention your own or evaluate someone else's. Put quick questions in C&C Quickies instead.
Imralu
Smeric
Posts: 1640 Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:14 pmLocation: Berlin, Germany
Post
by Imralu Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:27 am
MisterBernie wrote: next: ancestor
Xuáli:
An
eusun(a X) is a predecessor (of X) (
Eu person,
sun before)
An
ambasun(a X) is an ancestor (of X) (
am/ mother,
bab/ father =>
amba parent(s),
sun before)
Hi ambasunan i guá Teuáhu.
hi ambasun-an i gù/-a Teuáhu.
PL ancestor-OBL.1SG PRED from-OBL Teuáhu.
My ancestors are/were from Teuáhu.
Next:
calf, calf muscle
el morón
Sanci
Posts: 16 Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:38 am
Post
by el morón Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:38 am
Next wrote: calf, calf muscle
Austrian:
skines fläsk ([ʃiːnəz flɛʃ]), lit.:
leg's flesh ;
skine from PGmc *skinō, «skin» (cf. Eng.
shin );
fläsk from PGmc *flaiskaz, «flesh» (cf. Eng.
flesh ). Also called
skines glo ([ʃiːnəz χluː]), esp. by children, meaning literally «leg's cushion», from PGmc *hlōðaz, «cushion».
Next: mimic, imitate, impersonate, simulate
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:57 am
Brussels Sprouts wrote: Next: mimic, imitate, impersonate, simulate
Kala:
senta
next:
to take charge of; to manage
Mr. Z
Avisaru
Posts: 430 Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:51 pm
Post
by Mr. Z Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:01 am
çorsfeler - "horse-whale", calque of OldNorse hrosshvalr mors - a loanword from Polishsêffeler - "sea-horse", neologismNext word: swimming pool
Přemysl wrote: Kereb wrote: they are nerdissimus inter nerdes
Oh god, we truly are nerdy. My first instinct was "why didn't he just use sunt and have it all in Latin?".
Languages I speak fluently
English, עברית
Languages I am studying
العربية, 日本語
Conlangs
Athonian
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:13 am
Mr. Z wrote: Next word: swimming pool
Kala:
tsiuayoko
next:
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)
Christopher Schröder
Avisaru
Posts: 310 Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:05 pm
Post
by Christopher Schröder Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:17 am
sano wrote: next: to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)
Illyrian
costrugen — to build (something)
bilden — to make (something)
metten — to put something into place, to hang up (clothing, phone)
Next word —
wallet "Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:20 am
Christopher Schröder wrote: Next word — wallet
Kala:
potsi - a pouch; bag; sack; pocket [wallet]
next:
to dither; to hesitate
treskro
Avisaru
Posts: 306 Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:33 pmLocation: オデュッセウスの家
Post
by treskro Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:23 am
angbbūan anzti n. wallet < angp- to fold + anzti pouch, small bag
el morón
Sanci
Posts: 16 Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:38 am
Post
by el morón Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:28 pm
next #1 wrote: to dither; to hesitate
Austrian
wenna , from PGmc *wēnjan, «to expect»; (coll.)
förlagga (lit.:
forlick );
förtvifla (lit.:
fordoubt ).
next #2 wrote: greasy
Austrian
oliig (lit.:
oily ),
grassig (lit.:
fat, fatty , used to described food or organic substances in general, but not someone's hair, for instance).
Next up: rhythm, pace
Rodlox
Avisaru
Posts: 281 Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:02 am
Post
by Rodlox Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:47 pm
sano wrote: next: to take charge of; to manage
Mr. Z wrote: çorsfeler - "horse-whale", calque of OldNorse hrosshvalr mors - a loanword from Polishsêffeler - "sea-horse", neologism
just a little question...why do your conpeople use "seahorse" as the words for "to manage"?
MadBrain is a genius.
Mr. Z
Avisaru
Posts: 430 Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:51 pm
Post
by Mr. Z Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:14 pm
Rodlox wrote: sano wrote: next: to take charge of; to manage
Mr. Z wrote: çorsfeler - "horse-whale", calque of Old Norse hrosshvalr mors - a loanword from Polishsêffeler - "sea-horse", neologism
just a little question...why do your conpeople use "seahorse" as the words for "to manage"?
Oh! I thought it was "walrus". Guess I missed this page...
Přemysl wrote: Kereb wrote: they are nerdissimus inter nerdes
Oh god, we truly are nerdy. My first instinct was "why didn't he just use sunt and have it all in Latin?".
Languages I speak fluently
English, עברית
Languages I am studying
العربية, 日本語
Conlangs
Athonian
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:48 pm
Brussels Sprouts wrote: Next up: rhythm, pace
Kala:
koto
next:
to check; to verify; to test
----
Smeric
Posts: 1418 Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:15 pm
Post
by ---- Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:26 pm
Kinál:-hou- [xʷoː] : to put through the rite of passage; when applied to non-human things it means 'to put through some test'logic
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:37 pm
Theta wrote: Next word: logic
Kala:
manta - principle; logic
next:
oath; pledge
cybrxkhan
Avisaru
Posts: 303 Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:27 pm
Post
by cybrxkhan Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:43 pm
sano wrote: next: oath; pledge
Djakhetian:
shamuneb - oath, pledge, contract, promise; probably borrowed from Itholian
Next:
eunuch
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:41 am
cybrxkhan wrote: Next: eunuch
Kala:
kohyako
next:
cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
Yagia
Lebom
Posts: 85 Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:13 pmLocation: just below sea level
Post
by Yagia Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:14 pm
sano wrote: [next: cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
Vayardyio:
ésindisso sé parénisso -
expenditure and income
livréi dadistéo -
capital[GEN] + balance
livréi pédo -
capital - stream, flow
next:
insurgent
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:37 pm
Yagia wrote: next: insurgent
Kala:
puntako - traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent
next:
in a confused state of mind
Imralu
Smeric
Posts: 1640 Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:14 pmLocation: Berlin, Germany
Post
by Imralu Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:24 am
sano wrote: next: in a confused state of mind
Xuáli:
A
haumio is disoriented, confused, bewildered.
Next:
volcano
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:51 am
Imralu wrote: Next: volcano
Kala:
tlatsayama - fire + mountain
next:
(suffer from) insomnia
Izambri
Smeric
Posts: 1556 Joined: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:27 pmLocation: Catalonia
Post
by Izambri Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:14 pm
Hellesan:f nessaonde –s » Neolog. from ne – "no", "without" + saonde "dream", "sleep".periphery
Un llapis mai dibuixa sense una mà.
Yagia
Lebom
Posts: 85 Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:13 pmLocation: just below sea level
Post
by Yagia Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:54 pm
Izo wrote: Next word: periphery
Vayardyio:
sélanto - periphery
(in the mathematical sense)
iréno - periphery, margin; edge; extremity
next: cosy
masako
Smeric
Posts: 1731 Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:31 pmLocation: 가매
Contact:
Post
by masako Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:28 am
Yagia wrote: next: cosy
Kala:
niha
next:
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
Kvan
Lebom
Posts: 112 Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:36 pm
Post
by Kvan Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:33 am
sano wrote: next: ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
Leþwin:
derivational suffix -xŗk /xɹ̩k/ (ultimately, decisively, with finality)
Next word: cordial disagreement
From:
Thry
Smeric
Posts: 2085 Joined: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:15 pmLocation: Spain
Post
by Thry Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:48 pm
Kvan wrote: sano wrote: next: ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
Leþwin:
derivational suffix -xŗk /xɹ̩k/ (ultimately, decisively, with finality)
Next word: cordial disagreement
Irglandic:
Discrepáncia, disaccord cordial/formal (etym.: from Latin)
Next word:
scythe
just a little question...why do your conpeople use "seahorse" as the words for "to manage"?
