11 Little-Known Words for Specific Family Members The words we use for family members in English are specific about some things, and vague about others. Our vocabulary marks a distinction between our mother and her sisters (some languages use one word for mother and maternal aunts), but doesn't say whether siblings are older or younger (some languages have different words for brother and sister depending on their age relative to you). We lack words that pick out particular family members (we have "cousin," but what about child-of-my-father's-brother?) as well as certain general terms (we have "siblings" for brothers-and-sisters, but what about nieces-and-nephews?) If you look hard enough, you can find some words to help fill in the gaps. 1. Child of your paternal uncle. 2. Your mother's brother. 3. Your nieces and nephews. 4. Your father's sister. 5. Your mother's sister. 6. Your father's brother. 7. Your mother's brother. 8. Your half-brother from the same mother. 9. Full brother, sharing both parents. 10. 11. *Oops.
Liste der Bezeichnungen für Haus- und Wildtiere Haustiere und Wildtiere haben oft spezielle Bezeichnungen je nach Geschlecht, Alter, Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit und anderen Kategorien. Bezeichnungen für Haus- und Wildtiere[Bearbeiten] Abkürzung: Jg. = Jägersprache[1] Anmerkungen[Bearbeiten] Vorbemerkung: Die "Schemata" der überkommenen deutschen jägerischen und landwirtschaftlichen Sondersprachen, die auf die in Mitteleuropa vorkommenden Tierarten zugeschnitten sind, auf aus jüngerer Zeit stammende evolutionsbiologische Abstammungssysteme übertragen zu wollen, ist häufig wenig sinnvoll. A5 Alle als „Enten“ bezeichnete Arten der Familie der Entenvögel A8 Nur Fuchs, Jg. auch auf einige Marderarten übertragen Siehe auch[Bearbeiten] Einteilung des Wildes im JagdwesenFellfarben einzelner Tierarten, Benennung von Tieren nach dem Aussehen (Übersicht)Tierlautbezeichnungen – zu Schallworten für Tiere nach typischen LautäußerungenVieh zu Sammelbegriffen von Nutztieren Einzelnachweise[Bearbeiten]
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Cide Words (killing) BORED? Play our free word games – INTERACTIVE HANGMAN Have you ever noticed the connection between words like suicide, homicide, genocide, pesticide and fungicide? They all end in –cide, of course, but their meanings are linked too. The five examples above are not the only –cide words, however. The words below are divided into the following eight categories: Killing One's Relatives, Murdering Other People, Killing Animals, Killing Insects, Medicine (Killing Diseases), Killing Plants, Miscellaneous Killing, and Extreme Killing. Killing One's Relations Here are 13 words for killing members of one's family. Killing Other People – Murder Killing Animals – Slaughter There are terms for the killing of many types of animal. Killing Insects Medicines And Drugs That Exterminate In the same way that fungicide is used to kill fungal spores, there are thousands of medicines and drugs used to kill all manner of bacteria and diseases. Killing Plantlife Other Death, Annihilation, and Obliteration
Kategorie:Haustier In diese Kategorie sollten alle Artikel über konkrete Haustiere eingetragen werden. Nicht domestizierte Arten, die als Heimtiere gehalten werden bitte in Kategorie:Heimtier eintragen. Dies ist keine Schlagwort-Kategorie, also bitte keine Artikel eintragen, die keine Haustierarten und -rassen behandeln, aber in einem Zusammenhang mit Haustieren stehen (Hundehalsband, Hufeisen, Vogelkäfig). Siehe auch: Wikipedia:Leitlinien Biologie Unterkategorien Es werden 9 von insgesamt 9 Unterkategorien in dieser Kategorie angezeigt:In Klammern die Anzahl der enthaltenen Kategorien (K), Seiten (S), Dateien (D) Seiten in der Kategorie „Haustier“ Es werden 53 von insgesamt 53 Seiten in dieser Kategorie angezeigt: Animal Adjectives Animal Adjectives While there are other forms of adjectives for animals, by far the greater majority of such words end in -ine; thus the following list deals excusively with this type. The -ine suffix comes from the Latin -inus and forms terms meaning 'of or relating to' or 'of the nature of'. Some of these words are sometimes even used in reference to people: how often have you heard of a woman moving with feline grace, for instance? Note that some animals share the same adjective, for example, badgers, ermines, ferrets, etc. are all musteline, while other animals can be descibed by more than one adjective. Home ~ The Stories ~ Diversions ~ Links ~ Contact
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19 amazing English words we've totally forgotten about 1. Twirlblast A tornado, according to people in the 1700s. 2. The act of making the sound your shoes make when you’re walking in them and they’re full of water. 3. This actually does not refer to the activities of a successful third date, but rather refers to a specific punctuation mark that is a mixture of a question mark and an exclamation mark (‽). 4. This amazing word refers to the Medieval belief that a woman in labor could be made to feel better by giving her some cheese. 5. Poor handwriting. 6. One who gives their opinions on things they don’t know about. 7. To put a live eel up a horse’s butt. 8. Things that look nice, but are actually pretty worthless. 9. A dishonest public official. See 10 more amazing forgotten English words on page 2 >>
Origins Of Popular Jewish Surnames Correction, Jan. 29, 2014: Some of the sources used in the reporting of this piece were unreliable and resulted in a number of untruths and inaccuracies. The original post remains below, but a follow-up post outlining the errors, as well as further explanation, can be found here. Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German-speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17th century, but the overwhelming majority of Jews lived in Eastern Europe and did not take last names until compelled to do so. The process began in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1787 and ended in Czarist Russia in 1844. In attempting to build modern nation-states, the authorities insisted that Jews take last names so that they could be taxed, drafted, and educated (in that order of importance). Until this period, Jewish names generally changed with every generation. Jews distrusted the authorities and resisted the new requirement. MATRONYMICS (daughter of …) Let us close with a ditty:
8 Words So Poetic and Succinct That They Take Whole Paragraphs to Translate – Dusty Old Thing In English, we often use a lot of words to make our point, giving us the freedom to customize concepts in nearly infinite ways. But, we’ve recently come across some non-English words which seem to fit a whole paragraph into just one term. Have a look at 8 of the most succinct (and poetic) words from other languages. 8) Saudade The Portuguese word saudade recounts the longing and nostalgia that arose when thinking of a past time or a person long gone. 7) Hygge Cozy is the closest translation of this Danish/ Swedish word. 6) Kilig In the Tagolog language of the Phillipines the term kilig refers to having butterflies in your stomach over a romantic encounter. 5) Ya’aburnee This word is an Arabic term which has a heartbreaking meaning. Click “Next Page” to see the rest!
12 Letters That Didn't Make the Alphabet You know the alphabet. It’s one of the first things you’re taught in school. But did you know that they’re not teaching you all of the alphabet? There are quite a few letters we tossed aside as our language grew, and you probably never even knew they existed. 1. Have you ever seen a place that calls itself “ye olde whatever”? Thorn, which was pronounced exactly like the "th" in its name, is actually still around today in Icelandic. 2. Another holdover from the Futhark runic alphabet, wynn was adapted to the Latin alphabet because it didn’t have a letter that quite fit the “w” sound that was common in English. Over time, though, the idea of sticking two u’s together actually became quite popular, enough so that they literally became stuck together and became the letter W (which, you’ll notice, is actually two V’s). 3. Yogh stood for a sort of throaty noise that was common in Middle English words that sounded like the "ch" in "Bach" or Scottish "loch." 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Historical Thesaurus :: Home :: Welcome The Color Thesaurus | Ingrid's Notes I love to collect words. Making word lists can help to find the voice of my story, dig into the emotion of a scene, or create variety. One of my on-going word collections is of colors. So for fun, I created this color thesaurus for your reference. Fill your stories with a rainbow of images! Like this: Like Loading...
Writer Creates “Color Thesaurus” To Help You Correctly Name Any Color Imaginable Ingrid Sundberg, a writer and children’s book illustrator, created a very useful infographic chart for anyone struggling with color names. The writer says that she loves to collect words that can help give her stories variety and depth. Show Full Text “I’ve learned that we all have different associations with color words,” Sundberg told Bored Panda. “For example the color sapphire is a light blue to me (since that’s the color of the sapphire on my engagement ring), but a sapphire can also be a very dark blue. Read on to see all of these colors’ names as well as Sundberg’s interview with Bored Panda. More info: ingridsnotes.wordpress.com | sundbergstudio.com | Facebook (h/t: lustik) “There was no official color guide,” Sundberg told Bored Panda. “I use it all the time when I write. “I’ve learned that we all have different associations with color words. “I’m currently working on a visual hair-color thesaurus and a visual emotions/facial expressions thesaurus.