{"id":3232,"date":"2020-08-21T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polishnative.pl\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2020-11-30T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T23:31:11","slug":"harry-potter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polishnative.pl\/ru\/harry-potter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter’s devices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I would like to discuss with you a little unusual, but very interesting topic: the names of magical items from the Harry Potter books.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s amazing to observe how the interpreter decided to name all those inventions which don\u2019t really exist and which were imagined by Rowling. In some cases they are left in English transcription, but in most cases the interpreter\u2019s creativity had no boundaries. Knowing these expressions might help you to remember a lot of other Polish words.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the names of the books themselves:<\/p>\n

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — Harry Potter i Kamie\u0144 Filozoficzny
\nHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — Harry Potter i Komnata Tajemnic
\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — Harry Potter i wi\u0119zie\u0144 Azkabanu
\nHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — Harry Potter i Czara Ognia
\nHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — Harry Potter i Zakon Feniksa
\nHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — Harry Potter i Ksi\u0105\u017c\u0119 p\u00f3\u0142krwi
\nHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Harry Potter i Insygnia \u015amierci<\/p>\n

And now a small overview of the most interesting and well-known magic items:<\/p>\n

Marauder’s Map \u2013 Mapa Huncwot\u00f3w<\/span> <\/strong>
\nInvisibility Cloak \u2013 <\/span>Peleryna-Niewidka<\/span> <\/strong>
\nPensieve \u2013 My\u015blodsiewnia<\/span><\/strong>
\nWand \u2013 R\u00f3\u017cd\u017cka<\/span> <\/strong>
\nTrick Wand \u2013 <\/span>Lipna R\u00f3\u017cd\u017cka<\/span> <\/strong>
\nHowler \u2013 Wyjec<\/span> <\/strong>
\nExtendable Ears \u2013 Uszy Dalekiego Zasi\u0119gu<\/span><\/strong>
\nMuggle \u2013 Mugol<\/span><\/strong>
\nTime\u2212Turner \u2013 Zmieniacz Czasu<\/span> <\/strong>
\nThe Sorting Hat \u2013 Tiara Przydzia\u0142u<\/span> <\/strong>
\nHorkrux \u2013 <\/span>Horkruks<\/span><\/strong>
\nPortkey \u2013 \u015awistoklik<\/span><\/strong>
\nRemembrall \u2013 <\/span>Przypominajka<\/span> <\/strong>
\nPotions \u2013 <\/span>Eliksiry<\/span><\/strong>
\nMudblood<\/span> \u2013 Szlama<\/span><\/strong>
\nFloo Powder<\/span> \u2013 Proszek Fiuu<\/span><\/strong>
\nDeath Eaters<\/span> \u2013 \u015amiercio\u017cercy<\/span><\/strong>
\nTon-Tongue Toffees<\/span> \u2013 Gigantoj\u0119zyczne Toffi<\/span><\/strong>
\nTriwizard Tournament<\/span> \u2013 Turniej Tr\u00f3jmagiczny<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuick-Quotes Quill<\/span> \u2013 Samopisz\u0105ce Pi\u00f3ro<\/span><\/strong>
\nBlast-Ended Skrewts <\/span> \u2013 Skl\u0105tki Tylnowybuchowe<\/span><\/strong>
\nPuking Pastille<\/span> \u2013 Wymiotki Pomara\u0144czowe<\/strong><\/span>
\nFainting Fancies<\/span> \u2013 Omdlejki Gryla\u017cowe<\/span><\/strong>
\nStinksap <\/span> \u2013 Odorosok<\/span><\/strong>
\nVanishing Cabinet<\/span> \u2013 Szafka Znikni\u0119\u0107<\/span> <\/strong>
\nDraught Of Living Death<\/span> \u2013 Wywar \u017bywej \u015amierci<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nI can\u2019t help commenting on some of them. Let\u2019s start with the word \u201cprzypominajka<\/span><\/strong>\u201d (remembrall). In Polish there is a word \u201cprzypomnienie<\/span><\/strong>\u201d \u2013 \u201ca reminder\u201d. I should admit that after the Harry Potter books had been published the word \u201cprzypominajka\u201d became extremely popular in everyday language. The interesting point is that the word «przypomnienie» remained in the meaning of a written or spoken reminder (for example, a reminder of the upcoming loan payment from a bank)<\/span><\/span>, whereas «przypominajka» is used in the meaning of any automatical reminder with an alarm, for example on a smartphone or a watch. Now it’s so natural in the language, that many people don\u2019t even remember that several years ago the word «przypominajka» hadn’t even existed.
\nMy second favourite word from the list is \u201cmy\u015blodsiewnia<\/span><\/strong>\u201d (\u201cpensieve\u201d). Without even mentioning the fact that I absolutely adore the idea itself, even from a linguistic point of view it\u2019s an elegant translation. This word contains the meaning that thoughts (my\u015bli) can be sifted like flour (sia\u0107, przesiewa\u0107, odsiewa\u0107<\/span><\/strong>). You must agree it couldn\u2019t have been translated better, could it?
\nWhat\u2019s more, I really like the \u201comdlejki gryla\u017cowe<\/span><\/strong>\u201d (Fainting fancies). \u201cOmdle\u0107<\/span><\/strong>\u201d means \u201cto faint\u201d. And \u201cgryla\u017c<\/span><\/strong>\u201d means \u201cbrittle\u201d \u2013 a sort of sweet consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy with nuts. In Polish we usually talk about \u201cnadzienie gryla\u017cowe\u201d, a brittle filling for candies and sometimes cakes. That\u2019s why the term \u201comdlejki gryla\u017cowe\u201d clearly shows that they were meant to be fancies (gryla\u017cowe), but they also can make one faint (omdlejki).<\/p>\n

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Which of these words and expressions did you like the most? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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