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Fischerwaidler

English translation: fishermen


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German term or phrase:Fischerwaidler
English translation:fishermen
Entered by: Orla Ryan
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15:45 Apr 30, 2004
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Fisheries
German term or phrase: Fischerwaidler
It's a fishing club, but i cannot find the translation for "waidler" anywhere.

For context:
http://www.alte-fischwaidler.kladow.org
Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 20:06
fishermen
Explanation:
According to what I found out, "Fischwaid" is a jargon word for "fish hunt", and "-waidler" is the one who participates in such. Thus I would suggest to leave the word untranslated and add something like "members of a fishing club). Fischwaidler is both singular and plural, so I would vote for the plural form.
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Peter Matzenauer
Germany
Local time: 21:06
Grading comment
thanks Peter :-) It makes plenty of sense!
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Summary of answers provided
4Fish HuntersWenjer Leuschel
4fishermen
Peter Matzenauer


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fishermen


Explanation:
According to what I found out, "Fischwaid" is a jargon word for "fish hunt", and "-waidler" is the one who participates in such. Thus I would suggest to leave the word untranslated and add something like "members of a fishing club). Fischwaidler is both singular and plural, so I would vote for the plural form.


    Reference: http://www.fischervereinarbon.ch/aktive/programm/fischwaid.h...
Peter Matzenauer
Germany
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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thanks Peter :-) It makes plenty of sense!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fish Hunters


Explanation:
For sure, there isn't any "Fish hunter."
My translation intends to reflect the etymology of the word "waidler."
"Weidon" in Old Hochdeutsch and "weiden" or "weidenen" in Middle Hochdeutsch denote "jagen."
These words become "-waid" in modern German, so that "Fischwaid" means "Fischjagd" or "fish hunting" in English.
"Fischwaidler" would be derived from the etymology meaning "Fischjäger" or "fish hunter(s)" in English.

Ich finde es relevant, den Namen des Clubs "Fischwaidler" als "Fish Hunter(s)" zu übersetzen.


Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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