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minus-square@RedredmelinkEnglish21•14 hours agoIn dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel) So, while latin and all is nice, there’s always the dutch way of “doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg”. Which translates into: just behave as regular, that’s more than enough excitement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 hours agoIt’s actually the same in italian, ricci di mare
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet linkfedilinkEnglish9•14 hours agoSame in Spanish, but from a different root-word. Erizo del mar, which erizo is just a normal hedgehog
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•12 hours agoSame in Slovene. Morski jež - sea hedgehog
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•11 hours agoThis is turning into the whole ananas / pineapple thing where English is the outlier again.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-211 hours agoSame in danish: Søpindsvin Sea-stick-swine
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•13 hours ago“doe normaal…” In french they’re “oursins”, apparently from bears, which they thought had very hard fur.
In dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel)
So, while latin and all is nice, there’s always the dutch way of “doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg”. Which translates into: just behave as regular, that’s more than enough excitement.
It’s actually the same in italian, ricci di mare
Dutch isn’t real
same in German, Seeigel
Same in Spanish, but from a different root-word. Erizo del mar, which erizo is just a normal hedgehog
Same in Slovene. Morski jež - sea hedgehog
This is turning into the whole ananas / pineapple thing where English is the outlier again.
Same in danish: Søpindsvin
Sea-stick-swine
“doe normaal…”
In french they’re “oursins”, apparently from bears, which they thought had very hard fur.
Similarly, seals? Sea dogs.