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minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·10 days agoIn dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel) So, while latin and all is nice, there’s always the dutch way of “doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg”. Which translates into: just behave as regular, that’s more than enough excitement.
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 days agosame in German, Seeigel
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoIt’s actually the same in italian, ricci di mare
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days ago“doe normaal…” In french they’re “oursins”, apparently from bears, which they thought had very hard fur.
In dutch they are literally called sea-hedgehog. (zee-egel)
So, while latin and all is nice, there’s always the dutch way of “doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg”. Which translates into: just behave as regular, that’s more than enough excitement.
same in German, Seeigel
It’s actually the same in italian, ricci di mare
“doe normaal…”
In french they’re “oursins”, apparently from bears, which they thought had very hard fur.