Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ostsprachen
English translation:
Eastern European languages
Added to glossary by
Susan Geiblinger
Apr 9, 2005 15:41
19 yrs ago
German term
Ostsprachen
German to English
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Linguistics
Slogan
Seit 1. Mai 2004 werden in Europa 20 Sprachen gesprochen. Darunter natürlich mehrheitlich Ostsprachen.
These "Ostsprachen" are mentioned several times in the text. Could you tell me what to call them? Is there an "official" term or is this rubbish trying to fit into one hat the languages of all the countries to the east of us?
These "Ostsprachen" are mentioned several times in the text. Could you tell me what to call them? Is there an "official" term or is this rubbish trying to fit into one hat the languages of all the countries to the east of us?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +8 | Eastern European languages |
writeaway
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| 5 | Eastern-European languages |
Erik Macki
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| 4 | Eastern languages |
Mariana Moreira
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| 4 | East European languages |
ZenonStyczyrz
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Proposed translations
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Eastern European languages
Eastern European languages. not necessarily slavic since Latvia and Estonia are undoubtedly included....
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-04-09 15:55:33 GMT) Post-grading
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and Hungary (oops).
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-04-09 15:55:33 GMT) Post-grading
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and Hungary (oops).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, I thought slavic would be too narrow. Thanks"
2 mins
Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Accurate, experienced and reliable
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Eastern languages
You attempted to access the UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) web page using the domain www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/nelc/nelc.html. ...
... In the course of the sixteenth century, Rome became a center for the study of Near Eastern and other little-known languages. ...
... In the course of the sixteenth century, Rome became a center for the study of Near Eastern and other little-known languages. ...
3 mins
East European languages
IMHO
languages of the new member-states of EU
languages of the new member-states of EU
12 mins
Erik Macki
Native in English
Specializes in field
Published Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Eastern-European languages
This is a somewhat derogatory way to describe the languages of Eastern Europe collectively. Now, most of these languages are in the Slavic language family (though the details what constitutes Eastern European as opposed to Balkan or Central European can be debated). Some languages of Eastern Europe are not Slavic at all, however: Latvian and Lithuanian are Baltic, not Slavic; Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian are not Indo-European but Ural-Altaic and are (distantly) related to each other. So "Slavic" may not be the best solution.
You might also go with "East(ern) languages" or "languages of the East" but this might lead to confusion with the languages of Asia, e.g. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.
Another option, depending on the purpose and audience of your text, would be to use the German word Ostsprachen, set in italics. This often happens with certain German concepts, e.g. Realpolitik, Weltanschauung, etc., that are hard or inefficient to translate. I would favor this solution if the context is a bit more academic. Otherwise, I would favor "Eastern-European languages."
You might also go with "East(ern) languages" or "languages of the East" but this might lead to confusion with the languages of Asia, e.g. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.
Another option, depending on the purpose and audience of your text, would be to use the German word Ostsprachen, set in italics. This often happens with certain German concepts, e.g. Realpolitik, Weltanschauung, etc., that are hard or inefficient to translate. I would favor this solution if the context is a bit more academic. Otherwise, I would favor "Eastern-European languages."
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