tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 22 07:09:51 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Sogh (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, February 22, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Sogh
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: lieutenant
As used in canon:
ya ghaH qImlaq Sogh'e'
Lieutenant K'mlak is the tactical officer. KGT
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 52: The officers ({yaSpu'}) are ranked as follows (from highest to
>lowest, each given with its usual Federation Standard translation): {'aj}
>("admiral"), {Sa'} ("general"), {totlh} ("commodore"), {'ech}
>("brigadier"), {HoD} ("captain"), {la'} ("commander"), {Sogh}
>("lieutenant"), {lagh" ("ensign"), {ne'} ("yoeman").
>When used with an individual's name, a title follows the name: {tlha'a
>HoD} ("Captain Klaa"), {cheng Sa'} ("General Chang"), {qeng la'}
>("Commander Kang"), and so on.
"If someone has an official title, such as a military rank or a position in
the government, this title follows the name; for example, {martaq Sa'}
(General Martok), {ghawran Qang} (Chancellor Gowron). When addressing such
a person, the title is left off only when the occasion is decidedly
nonofficial." (KGT 197f)
"{ra'wI'} ... is generally used to refer to any officer of the rank of
{Sogh} or higher." (KGT 52f)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons