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Originally Posted by The Poster Formerly Known As Olórin the White
Yay Finnish! it's my native tongue and I always hold pride in the fact that the creation of Quenya was greatly influenced by it  |
Evidently, with words like "vana" and "vanavedessä"!
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Originally Posted by Thinlómien
Thank you. But the dictionary seemed to imply it could mean something else (something very similar) too, but it was rather unclear. And it isn't a perfect translation as the Finnish word means just so much more than that ship thing...
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Lommy, "wake" is also used in a metaphorical way: "in the wake of" means "following" or "as a result of".
Very popular with journalists. Like, "In the wake of last week's scandal, the Prime Minister has announced his intention to resign from office".