tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 29 18:32:43 2001
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Re: tlhIngan-Hol Digest 27 Nov 2001 06:00:00 -0000 Issue 2049
- From: "Rohan Fenwick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: tlhIngan-Hol Digest 27 Nov 2001 06:00:00 -0000 Issue 2049
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:15:51
jIjatlhpu':
>Does this have any connection with the Greek (I can't remember whether it
>is
>ancient or modern) "akros", as in "acrophobia" or "Acropolis"? This may be
>another way to remember this word.
>
>Qapla' 'ej Satlho'
>
>ro'Han
jang Patrick:
>Probably not...if I recall, akros means height, not width or length or
>stuff
>(acrophobia, fear of heights, Acropolis, high city.) Although, if it helps
>you remember, it's no big deal. :)
According to the KLI's New Words list, <<'aqroS>> means
"maximum / bottom surface of a table, ceiling"
or the "high" part of the imaginary box enclosed by the table or the real
box enclosed by a room. It's from here that I make the connection between
"akros" and <<'aqroS>>.
Qapla' 'ej Satlho'
ro'Han
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