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How to translate whiz ?

by Vix, April 16, 2011

Messages: 6

Language: English

Vix (User's profile) April 16, 2011, 3:03:30 AM

Hi

Anyone know a good Esperanto translation for whiz as in 'computer whiz' or 'whiz kid'?

Thanks
Vix

Miland (User's profile) April 16, 2011, 9:45:44 AM

Here's a few suggestions. An expert could be a spertulo, while someone who was skilled at something could be a lertulo. Someone with talent could be a talentulo. A genius could be a geniulo, while a prodigy could be a infangeniulo.

ceigered (User's profile) April 16, 2011, 12:50:03 PM

"Komputilulo" could be an option if you're not like me and can't actually say it without saying "kompititututolo". Ergo I don't recommend saying it if you happen to be a clone of me.

Afterall, it's not like you're going to call a computer illiterate person "the computer dude"

T0dd (User's profile) April 16, 2011, 2:04:05 PM

Lertulo is also an option.

Vix (User's profile) April 18, 2011, 9:39:18 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions. Probably 'genius' or 'prodigy' was the sort of meaning I was wanting to convey but not quite so strong.
I guess in English the slang whiz/wiz is great as it also can be short for wizard, ie implying that that someone can work their magic on something.

sudanglo (User's profile) April 18, 2011, 9:55:43 AM

Whizz is more likely to come from the idea of speed than wizardry, but you could say komputika sorĉisto for computer whizz-kid.

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