Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

This wording occurs in all Forum page banners, in the top right corner, and as I understand it this means "The Autoloading Pistol Parabellum".


I just received an email from a Forum visitor (who based on his name could be German or Greman extraction) who informs me the Selbstlade Pistole should be all one word, as in Selbstladepistole.


Could some of our German speaking members confirm this for me?


Thanks.


Dok

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

I don't speak German, but I found an English to German dictionary. "Selbstlader" means self-loader. Here's a neat site. http://www.refdesk.com

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

Youcanmakeitallonewordifyouwantto,Dok.

There's one in every crowd... (EOM)
 

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

Got it. Here's a site that translates German to English.

http://www.translate.ru/ger/other.asp "Selbstladepistole" means "self-loading pistol" and of course "Selbstladepistole Parabellum" translates to "self-loading pistol for war"

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

The German language contains many nouns made up of run-together nouns and/or adjectives, so this sounds reasonable.

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

I was with a couple of Austrian friends a few years ago-driving around showing them the sights-went past a "Der Wienerschnitzel" joint. Next thing I know they are furiously arguing over whether it is "Der" or "Das" Wienerschnitzel.-Wanted to reach back and do a three stooges double slap on them.

But zis crowd haz zeveral ! (EOM)
 

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

Dok,


From my limited German, I thin it is supposed to be one word. This is a good question for Patrick to answer.


Marvin

Patrick... HELP!!! (See ABove) (EOM)
 

Australian Pic.
 

... isn�´t that just typical ...

HA HA HA Thats a good one! (EOM)
 

DOWRY OR DOWERY?
 

I need help too. I occasionally date a girl from Germany and I have talked to her parents a few times. But they say that there is not a word for dowery or dowry in German. Are they putting me on or are they exibiting typical German frugality? Maybe old German has it but new German doesn't.

Big Norm

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

16 posts and an "Austrailian" picture to determine if a group of words should be run together!!!!!


You guys are a real piece of work. I love it.

HEY!!! It keeps us off the street! (EOM)
 

Re: Die Selbstlade Pistole Parabellum...
 

Gruss Gott,Dok!

You could ( if you wanted to) carry it one step further. Parabellumselbstladendepistole! But

just because you could doesn't mean you

you have to!:)


Tschuss! Mark M.

You're just TOO clever! (EOM)
 

Hugh is right, this crowd has several! (EO
 

Re: DOWRY OR DOWERY?
 

Big Norm - if you�´re totally sure you�´re doing the right thing, I�´ll let you into a secret. There is a German word and it�´s "Mitgift". German tradition has it that the girl�´s family has to pay for a substantial dowry of silver cutlery, bed linen etc. etc. which then belongs to her husband. Men used to quite often marry just to procure the Mitgift. They were called "Mitgift J�¤ger" or dowry hunters. So, if you asked if there�´s a German word, her family might well have got the wrong idea. Patrick