Nov 24, 2012 00:56
11 yrs ago
German term
der Liman
German to English
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Geology
Geography
From: "Zum Andenken an das hundertjährige Jubiläum
der deutschen, katholischen Kolonien Heidelberg, Kostheim, Leitershausen und Waldorf an der Molotschna"
Von P. C. Keller (1905)
Document type: Article on history of German Catholic settlements in Czarist Ukraine along the Molotschna River and tributaries in 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Sentence: "In manchen Jahren bildet die Molotschna unweit des Asowschen Meeres einen Liman."
der deutschen, katholischen Kolonien Heidelberg, Kostheim, Leitershausen und Waldorf an der Molotschna"
Von P. C. Keller (1905)
Document type: Article on history of German Catholic settlements in Czarist Ukraine along the Molotschna River and tributaries in 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Sentence: "In manchen Jahren bildet die Molotschna unweit des Asowschen Meeres einen Liman."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Liman |
Coqueiro
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| 3 +1 | lagoon |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
9 mins
German term (edited):
Liman
Liman
Limane (abgeleitet von türk. liman: Hafen) sind typisch ausgeprägte Mündungsgebiete von Flüssen. Sie entstanden durch einen nacheiszeitlichen Anstieg des Meeresspiegels und führten zur Überflutung von Tälern. Durch die Entwicklung von Nehrungen wurden Limane auch in weiten Teilen vom Meer abgeschnitten:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liman
Liman is a name for a lake, bay, or estuary formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liman_(landform)
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Note added at 13 Min. (2012-11-24 01:09:44 GMT)
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oops, it's uncapitalized - liman
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Note added at 2 Tage11 Stunden (2012-11-26 11:57:00 GMT)
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A liman is a special form of a flooded/truncated river mouth - a lagoon not.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotschna
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liman
Liman is a name for a lake, bay, or estuary formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liman_(landform)
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Note added at 13 Min. (2012-11-24 01:09:44 GMT)
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oops, it's uncapitalized - liman
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Note added at 2 Tage11 Stunden (2012-11-26 11:57:00 GMT)
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A liman is a special form of a flooded/truncated river mouth - a lagoon not.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotschna
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12 mins
David Hollywood
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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Note added at 14 mins (2012-11-24 01:10:59 GMT)
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if we are looking for a rendering in English ... I say "lagoon"
Definition of LIMAN. : a bay or estuary at the mouth of a river : lagoon. Origin of LIMAN. Russ, fr. Turk, harbor, fr. Gk limenion small harbor, dim. of limen-, limēn ...
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-11-24 01:12:15 GMT)
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la·goon /ləˈgun/ Show Spelled[luh-goon] Show IPA
noun
1. an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
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Note added at 27 mins (2012-11-24 01:24:31 GMT)
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Pronunciation of Liman. ... Information about Liman in the free online English dictionary and ... Noun, 1. liman - a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river ...
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Note added at 31 mins (2012-11-24 01:27:55 GMT)
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Budaki, or Budaksky Lagoon (other names: Shabolatsky Liman, Shabolat, Budaksky Liman; Ukrainian: Будацький лиман, Шаболат, Romanian: Limanul ...
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Note added at 471 days (2014-03-10 12:32:42 GMT)
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still open since 2012 so maybe time to close this one ...
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Note added at 14 mins (2012-11-24 01:10:59 GMT)
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if we are looking for a rendering in English ... I say "lagoon"
Definition of LIMAN. : a bay or estuary at the mouth of a river : lagoon. Origin of LIMAN. Russ, fr. Turk, harbor, fr. Gk limenion small harbor, dim. of limen-, limēn ...
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-11-24 01:12:15 GMT)
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la·goon /ləˈgun/ Show Spelled[luh-goon] Show IPA
noun
1. an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
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Note added at 27 mins (2012-11-24 01:24:31 GMT)
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Pronunciation of Liman. ... Information about Liman in the free online English dictionary and ... Noun, 1. liman - a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river ...
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Note added at 31 mins (2012-11-24 01:27:55 GMT)
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Budaki, or Budaksky Lagoon (other names: Shabolatsky Liman, Shabolat, Budaksky Liman; Ukrainian: Будацький лиман, Шаболат, Romanian: Limanul ...
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Note added at 471 days (2014-03-10 12:32:42 GMT)
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still open since 2012 so maybe time to close this one ...
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