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Q: Translation of "sed" ( Answered 3 out of 5 stars,   4 Comments )
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Subject: Translation of "sed"
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: maxinebrooklyln-ga
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Posted: 25 Dec 2003 19:30 PST
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I believe that sed means "only" or "but" in some spoken language.  Am
I right?  If so, what is the language?
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Subject: Re: Translation of "sed"
Answered By: juggler-ga on 25 Dec 2003 19:35 PST
Rated:3 out of 5 stars
 
Hello.

Yes, you are right.

"Sed" means "but" in Latin.

See:

Latin dictionary: S
http://www.sunsite.ubc.ca/LatinDictionary/HyperText/s.html

latin.realdictionary.com: sed
http://latin.realdictionary.com/Latin/sed.asp

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search strategy:
"sed but", latin

I hope this helps.
maxinebrooklyln-ga rated this answer:3 out of 5 stars
This was a satisfactory answer.

Comments  
Subject: Re: Translation of "sed"
From: probonopublico-ga on 25 Dec 2003 21:11 PST
 
No sooner sed than done.
Subject: Re: Translation of "sed"
From: mvguy-ga on 25 Dec 2003 22:34 PST
 
"Sed" also means "thirst" in Spanish.
Subject: Re: Translation of "sed"
From: pinkfreud-ga on 26 Dec 2003 20:17 PST
 
"Sed" means "but" in Esperanto.

http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EsperantoEnglish/dict.cgi?query=sed&max=20
Subject: Re: Translation of "sed"
From: juggler-ga on 26 Dec 2003 20:25 PST
 
Interesting!  Thanks, Pink.

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