Giantess: The Word

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Anywho, I ran across the file recently and thought "Golly, with the Message Board, maybe I can infuse a bit more life into the project." So here it is. You'll note that I have included the 'giant' word as well as 'giantess', and if you parse the list it'll become obvious why. I'd dearly love to validate the existing words (can never be too careful) and grow the list (if I had a day's access to a decent library I bet I could double the thing). </div> <div> If you want to mail me, I can be reached at grildrig@anon.nymserver.com And, of course, I can be found on the Message Board or IRC. NB: you need to use a fixed font to read this file, I use Lucida Console, myself (can't help it, I'm a Unicode fan)... </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="613" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="191"><div> <B>Language</b></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> <B>Masculine</b></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> <B>Feminine</b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Bahasa Malaysia</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gergasi</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Czech</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> obr</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Danish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> kaempe(1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> kaempekvinde(1)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> English</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> giant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> giantess(2)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Middle English</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gianunt</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Old English</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ent?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Esperanto</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> giganta?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Estonian</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> hiiglane, gigant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Finnish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> jttilinen</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> jttilisnainen</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> French</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geant(3)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geante(3)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Middle French</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geante</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Old French</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> geante</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Gaelic</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> -</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> -</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Irish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Manx</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> foawragh</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> caillagh foawragh</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Scottish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> athach, fiomhalach, famhair</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> German</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> riese</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> riesin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Greek</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigas?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Halaka</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gnisha</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> khovsirl</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Hungarian</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> orias(4)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Italian</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigante</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigantessa</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="191"><div> Japanese(5)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> kyojin, kyodai otoko, oo otoko</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> onna kyojin, kyodai onna, oo onna</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Latin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigas?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Ojibwe</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> misaabe</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Polish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> olbrzym</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> olbrzymka</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Russian</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> BenNKaH(6)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Spanish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigante</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> giganta</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Swahili</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> dubwana, jitu</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Swedish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> gigantinna?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="191"><div> Turkish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> dev, iryari(7)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> devanasi(7), disi dev(8), </div> <div> iriyari kadin(7)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Urdu</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><div> Welsh</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> cawr</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><div> cawres</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="191"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="191" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="201" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="201"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="201" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Braille(9) g i a n t e s s oo .o o. oo .o o. .o .o oo o. .. .o oo .o o. o. .. .. .. o. o. .. o. o. </div> <div> Morse(10) g i a n t e s s </div> <div> --. .. .- -. - . ... ... </div> <div> American Sign Language (ASL) If anybody has any good (small) alphabetic graphics I'll add them, otherwise you'll have to look it up yourself in the dictionary. Alternatively, anyone want to tackle the non-alphabetic form of the word? </div> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </div> <div> Notes: </div> <div> (1) 'ae' is a ligature (same as short 'e'?); 'kfmpe' at one site </div> <div> (2) First recorded occurence ~1325 AD (abridged Oxford Dictionary) </div> <div> (3) Acute (') on the first 'e' </div> <div> (4) Acute (') on the 'o' and 'a' </div> <div> (5) See comment (3) by Koichi </div> <div> (6) Rude attempt at Cyrillic: (ve,ye,elj,i,ka,a+',n)=(Velikan?) </div> <div> (7) Trailing 'i' (and one in 'kadin') are undotted in the Turkish </div> <div> alphabet and sound like second vowel in 'nation' </div> <div> (8) 's' has a cedilla (looks like 's'+','), the sound is 'sh' </div> <div> (9) 'o' == bumps, '.' == place holders </div> <div> (10) Use ... --- ... when accosted by a --. .. .- -. - . ... .. </div> <div> Comments: </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="436" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 114 ><NOBR><div> (1)</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="409"><div> A question mark indicates that the word is unknown or uncertain. </div> <div> I've tried whenever possible to validate the word by translating </div> <div> it backwards. Please let me know if I have something wrong...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> (2)</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="409"><div> Many languages add to or modify a masculine stem, this may </div> <div> explain the lack of GTS entries in online dictionaries.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 170 ><NOBR><div> (3)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="409"><div> Kyojin means a Giant, and Kyodai is like the word huge, colossal. </div> <div> Oo=big Otoko=a man. Onna=a female. The attack of the 50ft woman </div> <div> is translated Kyodai Onna here. I think (Kyodai Onna) is more </div> <div> natural to hear. Oo Onna mostly means real giantess. jainanto </div> <div> is not japanease, that may be from Mangas giant Rob[ot?].</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Sources: </div> <div> - My friends on the net :) </div> <div> - www.lycos.com ('dictionary', '<language> dictionary') </div> <div> - Most hits off the Human Languages page... </div> <div> - Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (gotta get to an Oxford Unabridged...) </div> <div> - Dictionary of Spoken Russian (all my other stuff is still in boxes)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>