meaning of name Liudmila
Morsberger, Grace
MorsbergerG at DOAKS.ORG
Fri Feb 27 18:11:07 UTC 2004
Thank you!
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> From: Alina Israeli
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> >I never knew that dictionary existed. It's great that you mentioned it.
> >Nonetheless, I've just always assumed that it means "kind person" like
> >"???? ?????", except singular and feminine.
>
> More likely ????? ?????. And this is something to ponder about: it's not
> what she is, but what she is perceived as. Such differences occur elswhere:
> delicate and ??????????. The English one means that people should be
> careful with the object described this way. The Russian one means the the
> person described this way is careful with other. As the result there are
> lots of hidden false cognates that dictionaries simply neglect. Such
> differences occur between English and French as well.
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