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The compound for the Finnish computer reminds me of a whole bunch from different languages, but I do enjoy Mandrian's "electric brain" as computer and "shadow b
by hellojesus 8mo ago
The compound for the Finnish computer reminds me of a whole bunch from different languages, but I do enjoy Mandrian's "electric brain" as computer and "shadow box" for TV.
- Sharlin 8mo agoI think sähköaivo "electric brain" was also one of the words used in Finnish back in the 50s, before there was a standard word for computers. But my favorite neologism for "computer" is probably the Icelandic tölva, a portmanteau of the words tala (number) and völva (a prophetess in Norse mythology).
- hellojesus 8mo agoOoo! As a big fan of the sagas, I like that very much! Thank you for sharing.