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Feliĉa Mezvintro?

de Borgo, 2009-decembro-25

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Lingvo: English

Borgo (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 16:33:17

I wanted to say Happy Solstice but I couldn't find a word for it. Would mezvintro be appropriate? Or, maybe something like sunrevenado?

Frankouche (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 16:37:30

Your intention is very fine and i thank you very much for this.
Your words are good . "Sunrevenado", well, i like it ! rideto.gif

Borgo (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 16:49:22

Frankouche:Your intention is very fine and i thank you very much for this.
Your words are good . "Sunrevenado", well, i like it ! rideto.gif
Mi kredas, ke ankaŭ la vorto "sunrevenado" plaĉas al mi.

I think that I like the word "sunrevenado" as well.

Oŝo-Jabe (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 17:09:17

According to Vikipedio it's "solstico."

Borgo (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 18:29:11

Oŝo-Jabe:According to Vikipedio it's "solstico."
Dankon! rideto.gif

Rogir (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 18:49:46

Nevertheless, mezvintro would be better understood. Solstico is hardly a beginner word.

Jes (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 19:48:56

Why use the prefix "mez" if winter has just started? demando.gif

Frankouche (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 19:57:10

Jes:Why use the prefix "mez" if winter has just started? demando.gif
Because we speak of the winter solstice and it is "habitually" the middle (mezo) of the winter season.

darkweasel (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 20:12:07

Don't forget that in such wishes you use the accusative, so you'd say "Feliĉan Solsticon!" (which is just an abbreviation of "mi deziras feliĉan solsticon al vi", in which phrase you do of course use the accusative).

Jes (Montri la profilon) 2009-decembro-25 20:13:26

Frankouche:
Jes:Why use the prefix "mez" if winter has just started? demando.gif
Because we speak of the winter solstice and it is "habitually" the middle (mezo) of the winter season.
Ok. That MIGHT not be correct for everyone.

I have been always said that winter solstice is the BEGINNING of winter (Summer, in case of the summer solstice)

Then, equinox would be the BEGINNING of spring season (or Autumn if we're talking about the Autumn equinox)

Have a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice

Where it is explained that
WIKIPEDIA:The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In some cultures they are considered to start or separate the seasons while in others they fall in the middle.
Interesting confusion lango.gif

Maybe the word "mezvintro" is not the best one so as to express that idea. senkulpa.gif

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