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Guest
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:16 am
It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ?
Aniko
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:43 pm
Guest
sttscitrans@tesco.net wrote:
Quote:
It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ?

It means "as soon as possible". I assume it got abbreviated from
"minnél hamarabb". I can't think of similar constructions, so it is
probably a special case derivation.

Aniko
Guest
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:22 am
Aniko wrote:
Quote:
sttscitrans@tesco.net wrote:
It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ?

It means "as soon as possible". I assume it got abbreviated from
"minnél hamarabb". I can't think of similar constructions, so it is
probably a special case derivation.

Thanks, that wouldn't have ocurred to me.
 
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