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fitónimos

English translation: phytonyms


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Spanish term or phrase:fitónimos
English translation:phytonyms
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
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00:40 Jun 28, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / linguistic research on languages of the Gran Chaco region
Spanish term or phrase: fitónimos
En esa oportunidad no sólo corroboramos la transcripción fonética, el significado y la función de algunos nombres, sino que obtuvimos también la traducción literal no disponible en las fuentes mencionadas. El corpus cuenta con un total de 502 nombres de los cuales 230 (45,81%) son zoónimos y 272 (54,19%) son fitónimos.
Wendy Gosselin
Local time: 02:30
phytonyms (plant names)
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytonym
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Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 00:30
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gracias! thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4phytonyms (plant names)
Marjory Hord
4phytonyms.anademahomar


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
phytonyms (plant names)


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytonym

Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 00:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
gracias! thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
6 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  James A. Walsh
10 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Richard Boulter
11 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I prefer 'plant names' unless the context really requires 'phytonyms'.
1 day23 hrs
  -> got a point there! Tho maybe linguists like their fancy words ;)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
phytonyms.


Explanation:
phytonym
phytonym The name of a plant; such as, 'rose bush', 'pansy', etc.
Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf


anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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