Am 21.04.2021 um 17:18 schrieb Steven Boozer:
Klingon word: bI'reS Part of speech: noun Definition: beginning (of an opera, play, story, speech) Source: HQ:v12n2p8 _______________________________________________
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from qepHom'a' 2020: http://klingon.wiki/Word/BI-reSTaymey {bI'reS taymey} prologue <<<"Prologue" is {bI'reS taymey} and "epilogue" is {bertlham taymey}. But it's really more complicated. {taymey} is a section of a book or play or the like that's separate from the main portion of the work. It's seldom used without {bI'reS} ("beginning") or {bertlham} ("end") unless everyone already knows what the discussion is about (so, for example, you could say {bI'reS taymey} once and then, after that in the same discussion about the same thing, you don't have to include {bI'reS} each time). Despite its description, taymey is not used for the appendix of a work. A {taymey} contextualizes the main work; an appendix [see {HommaH}] is considered supplemental. Maltz thought that this word was a remnant of the way stories used to be told orally, since they'd begin and end with some sort of ritual ({tay}), the details of which are lost. Even though {taymey} ends with the {-mey} "plural" suffix, {taymey} is a frozen form and is considered singular. It's okay to say {taymeymey} should the need arise. >>> -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWords