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Ocelot II

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48. The literal translation is "A state characterized by the absence of war."

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:17 PM

Dec 12

So that wasn't wrong. German tends to string words together to make one big one. For example, Eisenbahnzugwagenfensterplatz means "a seat on a train car by a window" - not that that word is likely to be used very much.

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As we get closer to New Year. Let us wish for Peace, all over the world. Type the word Peace in a foreign language. You [View all] debm55 Dec 12 OP

Great song, back when I attended a Unity Church of Christ in Kansas City, the services ended with everyone singing this wcmagumba Dec 12 #1

Thank you wcmagumba. Can you please add the word peace in a foreign language. You can use google. debm55 Dec 12 #2

Shlama wcmagumba Dec 12 #10

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. And shlama to you. debm55 Dec 12 #41

I remember my cousin taught me this when we were 9. viva la Dec 12 #3

Can you please add the word peace in a foreign language. You can use google debm55 Dec 12 #5

I'll use the one I learned in church back when masses were in Latin! PAX. viva la Dec 14 #71

I remember that from Mass also. Thank you viva la debm55 Dec 14 #72

Jerry Garcia signifies "tranquillo" at my local diner (picture). LuckyCharms Dec 12 #4

Thank you LuckyCharms. debm55 Dec 12 #8

Latin: pax niyad Dec 12 #6

Thank you very much, niyad. debm55 Dec 12 #7

The German word for peace is Zustandderdurchdieabwesenheitvonkrieggekennzeichnetist unblock Dec 12 #9

Actually it is not. It is frieden. I could be upset with you, but I wish you peace and happiness, unblock. As the song debm55 Dec 12 #17

The literal translation is "A state characterized by the absence of war." Ocelot II Dec 12 #48

I though the German word for peace was Wurstmitbier DBoon Dec 12 #21

No , It's friede or frieden. I don't think peace is a joke. I am not upset. I have no idea what you posted as I do not debm55 Dec 12 #24

It means "sausage with beer" DBoon Dec 12 #43

lol! unblock Dec 12 #37

Inaabandamowin (Ojibwe) catbyte Dec 12 #11

Thank you very much, catbyte. debm55 Dec 12 #13

Creole: lape Eugene Dec 12 #12

Thank you very much, Eugene. debm55 Dec 12 #14

pokoj - the Polish word for Peace. Diamond_Dog Dec 12 #15

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog debm55 Dec 12 #18

Italian.. pace. Polish .. pokoj. Srkdqltr Dec 12 #16

Thank you very much, Srkdqltr. debm55 Dec 12 #19

German: Frieden Italian: Pace DBoon Dec 12 #20

Spanish: la paz anciano Dec 12 #22

Thank you very much, La paz to you. debm55 Dec 12 #26

Sanskrit/Pali: (Santi or Shanti) WheelWalker Dec 12 #23

Thank you very much, WheelWalker. debm55 Dec 12 #25

Gaelic: inside post - it won't print correctly in the title. Jim__ Dec 12 #27

Scots Gaelic buzzycrumbhunger Dec 12 #30

Thank you very much, buzzycrumbhunger. debm55 Dec 12 #33

Thank you very much Jim__ debm55 Dec 12 #31

Added info YepYep Dec 13 #61

In Klingon it is roj pronounced rohzh. doc03 Dec 12 #28

LOL buzzycrumbhunger Dec 12 #32

I can't believe it is a real written language. doc03 Dec 12 #34

Thank you very much, doc03 roj to you , my friend. debm55 Dec 12 #40

Fred - Norwegian. Ocelot II Dec 12 #29

Thank you Ocelot II And Fred to you debm55 Dec 12 #38

Or as in one inimitable phrase learned from Duolingo LearnedHand Dec 12 #42

Hahahaha! Ocelot II Dec 12 #47

Ecclesiastical Latin: pacem RainCaster Dec 12 #35

Thank you very much, RainCaster. pacem debm55 Dec 12 #36

the common phrase is 'dona noblis pacem' RainCaster Dec 14 #70

Shalom ----Hebrew debm55 Dec 12 #39

Let's try some East Asian languages DBoon Dec 12 #44

Wlakȟota... Tikki Dec 12 #45

Thank you very much, Tiki and wiakhota to you. debm55 Dec 13 #50

Polish - Pokj Talitha Dec 12 #46

Thank you very much Talitha, And pokj to you. debm55 Dec 13 #49

Romanian: pace cloudbase Dec 13 #51

Thank you very much, cloudbase and pace to you and yours. debm55 Dec 13 #53

"Que la paix vous accompagne tout au long de l'anne." OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #52

Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E, And Joyeux Noel to you and yours. debm55 Dec 13 #54

Very nice post FirefighterJo Dec 13 #55

Thank you very much, Firefighter Jo. And may you and yours have Vrede. debm55 Dec 13 #56

Fred umroman Dec 13 #57

Thank you very much umroman , And Fred to you and yours. debm55 Dec 13 #58

Sith. Scottish Gaelic. Interestingly... NNadir Dec 13 #59

T-Sith justaprogressive Dec 13 #60

Thank you justaprogressive, and T-Sith to you and yours. debm55 Dec 13 #68

Pace ProfessorGAC Dec 13 #62

Thank you very much for sharing with us, ProfessorGAC, Pace to you and yours this season. debm55 Dec 13 #67

Not a foreign language YepYep Dec 13 #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us, YepYep. I find that very interesting. debm55 Dec 13 #66

heddwch is peace in Welsh Buttoneer Dec 13 #64

Thank you very much, Buttoneer for sharing with us, And heddwch to you. debm55 Dec 13 #65

Finnish ---Rauha debm55 Dec 13 #69

Fred ("freed") - Norwegian Mad_Dem_X Dec 15 #73

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. for sharing with us. My late MIL was born in Finland debm55 Dec 15 #75

ความสงบ - Thai Sailingdiver Dec 15 #74

Thank you very much. Sailingdiver. debm55 Dec 15 #76

La Pace (Italian ancestry). artemisia1 Dec 15 #77

Thank you artemisis1 and La Pace to you and yours. debm55 Dec 15 #80

Mir (Czech) spooky3 Dec 15 #78

Thank you very much spooky3 and Mir to you and yours. debm55 Dec 15 #81

And to you! spooky3 Dec 15 #82

From both my Scottish and Cherokee ancestors... FloridaDAR Dec 15 #79

Thank you very much FloridaDAR amd Sith and Nvwadohiyada to you and yours. debm55 Dec 15 #83

In Danish boonecreek Dec 15 #84

Thank you very much boonecreek for sharing with us. Fred to you and yours. debm55 Dec 15 #85

kick debm55 Dec 30 #86