Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 29, 2001 18:25
22 yrs ago
German term
Bob Campbell
aus Jena
Non-PRO
German to English
Tech/Engineering
It is on a theodolite surveying instrument. The instrument is also marked Theo 010A, which corresponds to a known model of the type of instrument. Does "aus Jena" mean only that it was made in Jena, or from Jena, oris Jena the manufacturer, or is it part of the name of the instrument? I have seen similar instruments identified as Zeiss Jena, but Zeiss is not marked on the instrument in question.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 +1 | from Jena |
Mats Wiman
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| 0 +1 | from Jena (as a city) |
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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1498
Selected
from Jena
or rather 'Made in Jena'
It sounds pretty mysterious that it wouldn't be Zeiss and that there would be som sort of 'pirate' manufacturer of such a specialised product as a theodolite.
'aus Jena' means originating in Jena whatever is meant by it.
A manufacturer named Jena would have said 'Made BY Jena'
It sounds pretty mysterious that it wouldn't be Zeiss and that there would be som sort of 'pirate' manufacturer of such a specialised product as a theodolite.
'aus Jena' means originating in Jena whatever is meant by it.
A manufacturer named Jena would have said 'Made BY Jena'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "The answer was very good and very helpful. The theodolite is in the hands of someone who is advertising it as "AUS JENA", and I believe that it is in fact a Zeiss Jena Model Theo 010A produced in the early 1970s.
I haven't yet figured out how to make the words on this form appear in English, so I hope that I have given the correct response. My German is limited to a very little that I learned before and during travel to Germany in 1990, when I learned enough to ask for a place to sleep and something to eat, and was helped a lot by people who spoke English.
Danke, Bitte,
Bob Campbell "
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15 mins
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Native in German
Sound knowledge and thorough research
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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492
from Jena (as a city)
that's my conclusion after a thorough google-search.
Jena is mentioned since it is the monopoly in the field of development and manufacturing of high precision optical instruments in Germany.
HTH
Jena is mentioned since it is the monopoly in the field of development and manufacturing of high precision optical instruments in Germany.
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Mats Wiman
: Monoply is too much: Zeiss Oberkoche, Leitz Wetzlar und und und
44 mins
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