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GNU Shepherd

• throw_a_grenade 8mo ago
  "Pies" means "dog" in Polish an Ukrainian (пес).
  • fangorn 8mo ago
    So, "Gnu is Not Unix, Dawg"?
  • otterley 8mo ago
    Is that pronounced “peace” or “piss”?
    • throw_a_grenade 8mo ago
      More like pi+[y]es, but single syllable and no y. EDIT: Here are three audio files to hear: https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/pies#pies_(j%C4%99zyk_polski) https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/pies#pies_(j%C4%99zyk_polski)
      • otterley 8mo ago
        When do you use that vs собака (sobaka)?
        • throw_a_grenade 8mo ago
          I don't, I'm Polish. Can't say for sure for Ukrainians, don't know Ukrainian that well, but my reading of https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B... and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81#Ukrainian https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81#Ukrainian suggests that пес must be male, but собака is either male or female. I might be wrong.
      • jagged-chisel 8mo ago
        As an American, I hear “pyes” - a single syllable “yes”, with a preceding “p.”
  • seemaze 8mo ago
    “Pies” is Spanish for feet, which was my second reading after seeing the pronunciation. The first was in reference to round baked deserts.