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Tangent, how does “mullvad” sound to native speakers (and non-natives too)? I can’t tell why, but it feels like such an unfortunate combination of phonemes that
by wruza 2y ago
Tangent, how does “mullvad” sound to native speakers (and non-natives too)? I can’t tell why, but it feels like such an unfortunate combination of phonemes that I avoid even looking into it subconsciously. Can barely force myself to pronounce it, is that just me?
- pdntspa 2y agoIt's just another foreign-sounding word in a language full of kidnapped vocabulary
- nameequalsmain 2y agoMullvad is Swedish for "mole". Mull is a word for soil, and "vad" seems to come from "vada", wade. So translated it would be "soilwade". To me, it sounds like just another word.
- kseistrup 2y agoTo native Swedish speakers it will look and sound like just another common Swedish word. And in the context it will even sound like a relevant choice of name. /me is Danish, and the Danish equivalent would be ‘muldvarp’.