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makaronizam

English translation: macaronicism

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Croatian term or phrase:makaronizam
English translation:macaronicism
Entered by: Tidza

14:52 May 26, 2009
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
Croatian term or phrase: makaronizam
...velik broj makaronizama koji su nastajali miješanjem ruskih i ukrajinskih supstancijalnih elemenata.
CroAnglo
United States
Local time: 06:49
macaronicism
Explanation:
mac·a·ron·ic
Of or involving a mixture of two or more languages.

macaronicism
a style of language in which Latin forms and words are mixed with vernacular words, as skato, slippere, falli, bumptum. — macaronic, n., adj.
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Tidza
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 12:49
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Hvala Vam!
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3 +7macaronicism
Tidza
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makaronizam
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
macaronicism


Explanation:
mac·a·ron·ic
Of or involving a mixture of two or more languages.

macaronicism
a style of language in which Latin forms and words are mixed with vernacular words, as skato, slippere, falli, bumptum. — macaronic, n., adj.



    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/macaronicism
Tidza
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 12:49
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Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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Hvala Vam!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sanja Staklenac
4 mins
  -> hvala Sanja!
agree  Vladimir Micic
6 mins
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agree  bonafide1313
11 mins
  -> Hvala! :)
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1 hr
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agree  Aleksandar Skobic
2 hrs
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agree  Mihailolja
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agree  Natasa Djurovic
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Reference: makaronizam

Reference information:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/linguistics/950...

bonafide1313
Croatia
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
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