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Altertum, Alterthum, Alterthume

German translation: no difference in the meaning


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German term or phrase:Altertum, Alterthum, Alterthume
German translation:no difference in the meaning
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German term or phrase: Altertum, Alterthum, Alterthume
A book under three different titles. what is the difference in meaning, I know the third is the correct one as it apperas ont he book

Traum und Traumdeutung im Altertum
Traum und Traumdeutung im Alterthum
Traum und Traumdeutung im Alterthume

by Büchsenschütz, Bernhard
1868
espintl
Australia
no difference in the meaning
Explanation:
just different old-style ways of spelling the same, the first being the modern spellinh and the third having an extra e added fo style purposes

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-11-07 05:37:23 GMT)
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sorry, spellin*g*! it is early!
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 23:19
Grading comment
Very good. Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +17no difference in the meaning
Stephen Sadie


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +17
no difference in the meaning


Explanation:
just different old-style ways of spelling the same, the first being the modern spellinh and the third having an extra e added fo style purposes

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-11-07 05:37:23 GMT)
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sorry, spellin*g*! it is early!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Very good. Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  British Diana
1 hr
  -> thanks diana
agree  ValtBt
1 hr
  -> thanks valtbt
agree  Goldcoaster: right you are
3 hrs
agree  Tom Tyson
3 hrs
agree  VictoriaAris
3 hrs
agree  sivara: Yep!
4 hrs
agree  BirgitBerlin: indeed. It's like "olde" in old English. Even in English they used to like sticking the letter e on the end of everything.
5 hrs
agree  Marianna Tucci
5 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber: It's a vestigial dative -e, like "im Munde". -e in English is the vestigial germanic adjective ending.
8 hrs
agree  kriddl
9 hrs
agree  Katharina Loos
1 day3 hrs
agree  Dr. Derk von Moock
1 day4 hrs
agree  Ingrid Velleine: #1 is the modern spelling, #2 and #3 are the old spelling from the 17th-19th century. There is no difference in meaning.
1 day4 hrs
agree  Anja Cohen
1 day5 hrs
agree  Michaela Müller
1 day12 hrs
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
1 day14 hrs
agree  mjbjosh
4 days
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