tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post6478839287254197378..comments2011-01-26T02:37:26.177+02:00Comments on myBlog: More Weirdness of the Finnish LanguageViki Rosenzveighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12522920502509562494noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post-14392890562347229162008-11-18T08:45:00.000+02:002008-11-18T08:45:00.000+02:00You haven't clarified what 'slut' means. I'm kind ...You haven't clarified what 'slut' means. I'm kind of interested! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post-40421807682546221082008-11-18T09:22:00.000+02:002008-11-18T09:22:00.000+02:00I haven't found out what it means. Finnish bug, ca...I haven't found out what it means. Finnish bug, care to lend us a hand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post-49981686570140785972008-11-18T23:00:00.000+02:002008-11-18T23:00:00.000+02:00slut (eng, noun, countable, archaic):a maid1664 CE...slut (eng, noun, countable, archaic):<br>a maid<br><br>1664 CE: Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys:<br><br>"Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others and deserves wages better." <br><br>if you read this in today's context it conveys a rather nasty situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post-82959227391924741212008-11-18T23:13:00.000+02:002008-11-18T23:13:00.000+02:00i think "slut" means "the end" or "over" in finnis...i think "slut" means "the end" or "over" in finnish. of course i might be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815771079176678583.post-81088226399064165382008-11-19T18:30:00.000+02:002008-11-19T18:30:00.000+02:00dear dear... good old finnish! how have i missed ...dear dear... good old finnish! how have i missed you! :D<br><br>slut in nowadays context is translated as lutka in finnish. slut on the otherhand pronounced with long u (and not like "slat" as in english) is swedish and yes, it means the end or over.<br><br>you get plus points and a parrot stamp for putting the ending picture of the book "kuka lohduttaisi nyytiä?"(roughly: who would comfort nyyti?) - it´s one of my favourites. (though here the picture is from the original swedish version - with obviously swedish text:D)<br><br>- finnish bug<br><br>ps. my sister wonders when she´ll be able to meet you? such a shame: almost a relative and in the same country but... :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com