Lexember 2018

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Creyeditor wrote: 01 Dec 2018 22:21<Ü'upfien ahwäh erwe'ü wie pföhne fie'uh ahpfie.>
Thanks for reminding me German's orthography is ugly when used for any language except German [:P]

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Lexember 2nd

conduitre /kɔ̃ˈðui̯.tʜə/ v. irr. - to drive, to lead, to conduct
  • Based on Latin condūcere. From older duitre, from Latin dūcere "to lead" with an added con-.
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1/12

On the first day of Advent, my true love gave to me:

ngatgsiy ngatasey /ʕatʕtɨj/ n. "sun, heavenly being; a divinity; the heavenly host"

hnsui puwmig ti ngatgsiy yawuntipiiwutniitaytusytuyycaa: 'pwcyga pwcyga kantghi...'
[hnsui puwmig ti]TP , ngatgsiy yawu-n-ti-piiwu{pʕw}-tnii-tay-tusy-tuy(y)-(c)yaa : pwcyga{pwtʕ} pwcyga{pwtʕ} kantghi
DEM.PROX dreams 1 | the_gods 3DIV-INDIR-1-speak{IMPF}-HAB-ACT-APPL-VIS-POS.AFF | wait{IMP} wait{IMP} boy
In my dreams, the gods speak to me, saying "Stay, stay, boy..."

More will come when I sleep and get time.
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Day 2

Túrnnu

fogu - /ˈfogʌ/
N., masc. “fire” from Latin focus
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Lexember 2nd

<je'uhsu> /jəʔuːsu/ postverbal antipassive particle (vaguely related to the theme, because the opposite ("anti") of passive is active, which heat and light are.)

<Erwe'ü wie je'uhsu.>
/ɐvəʔy viː jəʔuːsu/
people eat ANTIP
"People eat."

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Day 2

Źilaa Ruńu

seńja [ˈseɲɟɑ] (n. inan.) island

umtahi mi seńja cia taaran iutar
NAME COP.3SG island in sea-INAN.OBL north-INAN.OBL
Omtahi is an island in the northern sea.

tievu [ˈti̯eβu] (v.) melt (intransitive)

cahiu liukmai eeźan, tian ińuran jelmai vai natievu kaicezar.
want.IPF.1SG come.to-INF there but have.to.IPF-1PL wait-INF until VN-melt ice-INAN.OBL
I want to go there, but we have to wait until the ice melts.
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Lexember 2:

saltaom n /'saltaʊm/
the one and only


This word, a simple contraction of salta ("only") and om ("one"), emphasizes the fact that there is only one of something.

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Only one of my children likes apples ; more literally: Apples are sweet (stative verb derived from dunga "sweet") to only one of my children

Credit for that last sample sentence goes to Jackk since I wasn't feeling very creative!
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Carpetanian Word of the Day - 2 December:

sou /sou̯/
Plural: sovis (displaced native söu)

Type: Noun (masc.)
Etymology: From Latin sōl (“sun”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Definitions:
1) sun
2) sunlight
3) sunny side (of a place)
4) daylight (time between sunrise and sunset)
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IEPH wrote: 01 Dec 2018 15:43
Lambuzhao wrote: 01 Dec 2018 13:58 senheru

Reminds me of Gosp. Thomas Logion 23:
23. Iesous said, "I shall choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and they will stand as a single one."
Any chance we could see this quote translated into Carpetanian?
Here it is:

Jesú a'dicju: Ia vô êcogeré, vun enter miv-e-dö enter zèç-miv, e ev êterán de pie comu vunò solò unidað.]
Noice!

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Mì pjace mulde tãde!
I like it a lot!
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shimobaatar wrote: Weekly Themes:
  • Week 1 (Dec. 1): Singularity
  • Week 2 (Dec. 2-8): Light and Heat
December 1st

Boral:
l'œcumen palæochthon /ˌlekiˈmen ˌpaleokˈθon/ [ˌlekʲɪˈmɛ̃n ˌpaləwkˈθɔ̃n]
noun the ancestral environment, the prehistoric world, the state in which early humans lived

From Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós), "the inhabited earth, the whole (known) world", παλαιός (palaiós), "old" and χθών (khthṓn), "world".

PZ:
odeszam /ˈodesˌʦam/ [ˈoːdəsˌʦãm]
noun darkest time, most difficult point, nadir

From Modern English hardest time.

December 2nd

Boral:
solstiç mi-stað /solˈstiʦ miˈstaθ/ [sɔɫˈstɪʦ mɪsˈtaθ]
noun the summer solstice, the day on which the day is longest, the sun rising highest in the sky

From Latin sōlstitium "solstice" and æstātem "summer".

PZ:
wensalla /ˌwenˈsal.la/ [ˌwɛnˈzalːɐ]
noun the sun in winter, the weak sunlight felt on a cold day

From Modern English winter sunlight.
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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Lexember 2nd

Mýr:
dútar
Part of speech: nací
To study (a topic)

Cúkàbugarúbínùpù mudútari.
Cú-kàbug-a-rúbí-nùpù mu-dútar-i.
3PL-be.spoken-GNO-language-many 1SG-study-EMPH.

I study many languages. (Or the use of many languages)
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#Lexember 2 - Denkurian:

rafta /'rafta/ (pl. raftar) nf. 'girl'
thari /'θaɾi/ (pl. tharin) nm. 'boy'
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Day 2
*hiki n. fire
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Lexember Day 2:
  • molit, molid- [ˈmolit, moˈlid]
    v.t.
    1. 1. orbit, move around s.t.
    2. circumvent, navigate around (an obstacle)
    3. finally understand s.t. after much thought and/or research (e.g. an "a-ha!" moment)
    v.i.
    1. (informal) avoid a topic in conversation, often due to being taboo or unpleasant (akin to "beat around the bush")
    e.g.

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    molid   -ikh-u    dharakhi  -me  moshtaru-ne-len
    navigate-PST-3FSG mountain.M-ACC star.F  -PL-INST
    
    She navigated the mountain using the stars.

  • mokhan [moˈkʰan]
    v.t.
    1. to match, be equal to s.t.
    v.i.
    1. to try on clothing, fit
  • kus [kus]
    proper noun
    1. name of the gas giant around which Dhamashi orbits
    e.g.

    Code: Select all

    molid-i    dhamashi   kus-ime
    orbit-3MSG Dhamashi.M kus-ACC
    
    Dhamashi orbits Kus.
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Y²KS (Day 3):

firčōyyi /firˈt͡ʃoːjji/ (n.) candle, candlestick, beeswax
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *čawa- "wax" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
Derivations and Related Terms:
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farī /ˈfariː/ (n.) bee, honeybee
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
farbikī /ˈfarbikiː/ (n.) wasp, hornet
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *-bik- "AUG" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
farwa /ˈfarwa/ (v.) to sting, to make a small cut
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *-uwa "3s.PRES.IND"
farbikwa /ˈfarbikwa/ (v.) to cut, to stab, to pierce
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *-bik- "AUG" + *-uwa "3s.PRES.IND"
firjadī /ˈfird͡ʒadiː/ (n.) honey
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *ðaś- "food" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
čōyyi /ˈt͡ʃoːjji/ (n.) wax, earwax
  • From Proto-Yaunite *čawa- "wax" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
firčōwajī /firˈt͡ʃoːwad͡ʒiː/ (n.) candelabrum, lamp
  • From Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *čawa- "wax" + *-mač̣- "collective" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
walšafanaččilə /walʃafaˈnatt͡ʃilə/ (n.) ceremonial fire, ceremonial candle
  • From Old Abil ḅalšavanaˀčilə "set of candles, candelabrum", from Proto-Yaunite *ṗar- "bee" + *čawa- "wax" + *-mač̣- "collective" + *-iźi "INTR.GOV.SG"
Example:

Fiš-šēdḥuban, gōjašikkangən firčōwajīn lōw-walšafanaččənin jūryaswawi.
fiš=šēd-ḥub-an gōjašikk-angən firčōwaj-īn lōˀ=walšafanačč-ənin jūryas-wa-wi
in=time-DIM-ERG.GOV.SG priest-ERG.GOV.PL.DEF candelabrum-ABS.GOV.SG.DEF with=holy_fire-ERG.GOV.SG.DEF light-NPST.IND-3p
Soon, the priests will light the lamp with the ceremonial fire.
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Lexember 3rd - Yélian

tuniaru cl. [tʉnˈɪ̯aːɾu] - alone, lonely, lost, miserable

Etymology: from tun (alone) + iaru (mysterious)

Example sentence:

Der yiværsandai reo svorenúm væ Montréal... yicáfadatsfaldet, yifostǽsbut èpa reo RVT yinascebut... cu Brando, yirituniaruiapetai.
when PST-try-find-1SG 1SG.POSS hotel in Montreal... PST-unstoppable-rain-3SG, PST-cold-INT-COP.3SG.INAN and 1SG.POSS battery PST-little-COP.3SG | by Brando, PST-so-lonely_lost-feel-1SG
When I tried to find my hotel in Montréal, it poured down, it was freezing cold and my phone had died. My god, I felt so lost and miserable.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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December 3rd

Boral:
castrfoy /ˌkas.tʁ̩ˈfoj/ ~ [ˌka.stɐˈfɔj]
noun campfire - a fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, etc.
A calque from Germanic camp + fire, from Latin castra "campground" + focus "fireplace".

PZ:
fidaun/fidoun /ˈfi.ta.un, ˈfi.to.un/ ~ [ˈfiːdɐwn , ˈfiːdɔwn]
noun oven, cooker, receptacle in which to cook food.
From Modern English food oven.
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
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Day 3

Túrnnu

chändel - /ˈʃɛndl̩/
N., fem. “candle” from Latin candēla

Nortsääenglisch

Day 1
jööl - /jøːl/
N., neut. "yule, midwinter" from Old English geol. Most commonly found in compounds Jöölfäst/Jöölväst "Yulefast, Advent" and Jöölteid "Yuletide, Christmas Season".

Day 2
föir/füir - /fœɪɐ/
N., neut. "fire"

Day 3
deu/däu - /dɛu/
N., net. "dew" Ex: Droopes hövne deu fram buven ann maues daa klüüde on daa richtweise reine.
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Carpetanian Word of the Day - 3 December

cjaudrón /tɕɑu̯ˈdʁon/ (plural form: cjaudronis)

Etymology: From L.Lat. caldāria (“warm bath”) + -ón, from Lat. caldus, from calidus (“warm”).

Type: feminine
Definitions:
1) cauldron
2) boiler
3) (geology) caldera
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It slipped past me that there was a new theme, so I got two words for today, as I'd already worked out one for the singularity theme.

Lexember 3:

Ancient Vaal

salto n /saltho/
heir

Derived from salta ("only"), my word for Lexember 1. Roots with the vowel pattern a-o often relate to persons, but this is not a hard and fast rule and also no longer productive, especially as some such vowel patterns have merged due to sound changes.

Tsulradal untạn kigávál-ì sālto ì-gfáda pabe gú!
ABS.Tsulradal PST betray-INTR.DEF POSS.heir INTR.DEF-IRR.die ABS.1pl INSTR

May the heirs of Tsulradal, those traitors (who are traitors/who betrayed), perish by our hand (through us)!


Without context, the use of the irrealis mood here is not very specific, so it could also be a simple future statement (but I think this is less likely!).

Now for something completely different:

nạkatka n /'nakhathkha/
heat

Derived from:
nakat-REDUP; nakat /'nakhath/ warmth

Sūfug vada pusa şáꞥ psant vada şkānú nạkatka
DEM CLF year LOC first CLF COP.POSS.spring heat

It was hot early this spring!

The ordinal number "first" (NB: like with all words used adjectivally, there is a distinction here, but this one also involves suppletion - psant is used for restrictive meanings, and ōm for non-restrictive meaning)can mean "early" , and is often used to replace şkana : "early", but also "morning". It is also not hard to see that skanu for spring and skana are related - another derivation through vowel changes.
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Lexember third: Er'u

<özie> /øtsiː/ preclausal causative particle (related to the current theme because light and heat are pur causation [xP] )

<Fü özie erwe'ü wie je'uhsu.>
/fy øtsiː ɐvəʔy viː jəʔuːsu/
1SG CAUS people eat ANTIP
"I make people eat."
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