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[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years ago

*opens a german dictionary*
*it says „Meter“*
*shrugs*

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Now that you have it open, could you find a funny compound noun or two? I love those!

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm German, I don't need a dictionary for that. We make them up on the fly. For example, Autowaschanlagenführer or Türöffnungsmechanismuswartung

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I remember a little German from it being mandatory in school here in Denmark where we also like compound nouns so imma give it a shot:

"Car wash hose boss" and "door opening mechanism maintenance"?

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

"door opening mechanism maintenance"

Yes

"Car wash hose boss"

Almost. „Car wash operator“ it is.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

If I worked in a car wash I would demand to be called a hose boss

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Same tbh 😂

[-] rob64@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

How about Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung? That's my personal favorite, though it lacks umlauts.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm guessing that means speed limit? Nice 😂

[-] rob64@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Okay I'm curious. With Danish being a Germanic language, how much are you benefiting from cognates and the like when making your guesses?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Some. Danish isn't as closely related to German as it is to Norwegian or Swedish, but there are a lot of similarities such as similar words. Danmark is mostly an even weirder than Dutch combination of German and English 😁

[-] rob64@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Weirder than Dutch? I do not believe this.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I know it's a tall order but I'm pretty sure it's true. Danish is a really weird language 😄

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