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if the german is for "federated universe" is "föderiert universum" shouldn't the german word for fediverse be #födiversum not fediversum?

12 Aug 2022 at 14:59 | Open on social.wake.st
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rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua

@liaizon

For the most of the people "fediverse" is a word odd enough 😄

12 Aug 2022 at 15:04 | Open on mastodon.cisti.org
Christian Pietsch 🍑

@liaizon You're right. There is no consensus yet on the German translation of “fediverse”, so most of us use the English term.

12 Aug 2022 at 15:11 | Open on digitalcourage.social
shusha

@chpietsch @liaizon yes. In german we mostly use the original english technological terms and add german grammar to it. First in everyday use, then it becomes official.

13 Aug 2022 at 19:15 | Open on post.lurk.org
Christian Pietsch 🍑

@shusha @liaizon

I know.

I'm afraid I may have contributed to spreading the wrong translation by co-authoring this article: digitalcourage.de/digitale-sel

(It uses both "Fediverse" and "Fediversum".)

13 Aug 2022 at 19:47 | Open on digitalcourage.social
shusha

@chpietsch @liaizon easy, we will see which lasts... I think fediverse has a nicer rhythm than fediversum, and often its the tone that makes names last, not correctness of any kind.

And for the födiverse - Föderation is not a common term in german, mainly exists in political state organisation. Might not be the context to highlight. (And in swiss german Födi is a diminuitiv for arse.)

13 Aug 2022 at 20:44 | Open on post.lurk.org
raphael

@liaizon technically, yes – föderiertes universum should contract to födiversum. but a) that sounds weird (has a hint of ödem – edema) and b) especially with proper names, just not translating and using the original has become more common.

12 Aug 2022 at 15:42 | Open on toot.cat
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