Word of the day

Saturday, 21 April 2007 14:55
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Today's word of the day is Donauauaufforstung "Reafforestation of meadows by the Danube river", with three consecutive au.

(From http://faql.de/sonstiges.html)

Date: Saturday, 21 April 2007 16:09 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lnbw.livejournal.com
How is it broken up? My guess is:
Donau = Danube
au = of (?)
Aufforstung = reforestation

Date: Saturday, 21 April 2007 17:17 (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] pne.livejournal.com
Au = meadow; otherwise, you're right.

(Aufforstung is also a compound, from auf- "up", Forst "forest", and -ung "-ation".)

Date: Sunday, 22 April 2007 15:43 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] g-l-k.livejournal.com
He, Donauauaufforstung sounds great, thanks, had a good laugh:)

But there's more to the page you're linking to.
IT KILLS ME. I'm speechless. Aluminiumminimumimmunität, and the way it looks handwritten.
THANKS:)))))

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