tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 27 13:07:36 1996
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how about lutbompu' = opera?
- From: [email protected] (Orcutt, Tim)
- Subject: how about lutbompu' = opera?
- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:07:43 -0500
- Organization: Research Foundation of SUNY, Albany, NY 12246 USA
As had been discussed, compounding existing nouns in Klingon is okay, and
context should clear up any fuzziness in meaning. However, I just realized
that the word "Opera" is actually a plural (in Latin) for the word "Opus",
which is a song. Therefore an opera is actually a story with many songs.
So, lutbompu' would seem to be a logical alternative. Again, literally it
only means "story-songs" or, with the reverse nature of Klingon,
"songs-story", which doesn't make much sense, which leads us to bompu'lut!
IN GENERAL, which of these possibilities makes more sense? Can you get
away with pluralizing the first half of a compund noun? The answer may have
application in other compund nouns which may be created.
qatlho'
'orqut
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