Re: New Brithenig words, part Deux.
| From: | Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 28, 2001, 19:20 |
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On Mon, 28 May 2001, Raymond Brown wrote:
> I note that the Latin _limax_ could be used for either mollusc, but
> _coclea_ are always snails. I note also German doesn't have a distinct
> word for "slug" but calls the mollusc a _Wegschecke_ (way-snail). Is this
> general of Germanic languages, other than English?
For whatever it's worth, Hungarian calls it a "meztelen csiga",
i.e. "naked snail"
-------ferko
Ferenc Gy. Valoczy
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