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Wiktionary:Christmas Competition 2007

Intro
This is to announce this year's Christmas competition, which is open to ALL contributors. The contest is structured similarly to the popular Easter competition held earlier this year, but is designed to tie in with Adverb Month.

The object of the competition is to construct an acrostic of adverbs modifying a verb - as in the following example.

 * run
 * rapidly
 * unsteadily
 * now

The initial letters running down must spell out a verb (a single word with no spaces, hyphens, or the like). Each word running across must be an adverb that modifies that verb (in a non-metaphysical sense). Questionable entries may have the submitter challenged to construct a sentence in which the doubted adverb properly modifies the verb from the entry. No words used in an acrostic may be repeated. The initial word may be of any length.

Words (which must be wikified) must be from a single language, but may be in any language or script. Each word used MUST have a proper entry in this Wiktionary including a lemma page with a decent definition. Non-English entries may use a translation in place of a definition on the lemma page, but the English entry linked from the translation must exist and must have a decent definition. No entries using pages with "In an X manner" as the only definition wil be counted.

Scoring: Each entry will be scored as follows: Simply count the total number of letters in each word used in the entry. In the example above, there are three (3) letters in the verb, plus a total of twenty (20) letters from the three adverbs. This gives a total score of 23. For ideographic languages (such as Japanese or Mandarin), the score will use the number of letters and tone marks in the English pinyin / romaji.

The prize (a feeling of smug self-satisfaction and superiority) will go to the contributor of the highest scoring entry. Other prizes may be awarded as I think fit. The results will be awarded after Christmas (25 December 2007).

Small print. You must not alter or delete another person's entry, but you may copy and extend it. Each entry should finish with a note of its score, and be signed with four tildes. You are allowed to treat uppercase and lowercase letters as if they were the same, and similarly may add or remove diacritical marks at will.

Entries

 * adventure
 * afloat
 * deathward
 * valleyward
 * eastward
 * northward
 * thenceforward
 * uphill
 * rabbitlike
 * eastbound
 * Language Lover 05:08, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Any script, you say?
 * anshinritsumeisuru 安心立命する "keeping peace of mind via faith" 18
 * akumademo あくまでも "to the last" 9
 * nenbyakunenjū 年百年中 "year-round" 14
 * shidaishidaini 次第次第に "gradually" 14
 * hitoichibai 人一倍 "more than most people" 11
 * ikunichimoikunichimo いく日もいく日も "day after day" 20
 * nirokujichū 二六時中 "round the clock" 12
 * rakuraku 楽々 "with ease" 8
 * ikuhisashiku 幾久しく "forever" 12
 * toshihisashiku 年久しく "for many years" 14
 * saisainennen 歳々年々 "year in, year out" 12
 * umaumato うまうまと "successfully" 8
 * menmokuyakujoto 面目躍如と "in accordance with one's reputation" 15
 * eikyūni 永久に "eternally" 8
 * itsumademo いつまでも "however long" 10
 * shōshinshōmeini 正真正銘に "truly" 17
 * uraganashiku うら悲しく "mournfully" 12
 * renjitsuren'ya 連日連夜 "every day and every night" 14
 * ureshiku うれしく "happily" 8 ... not that many words begin with u
 * 18+9+14+14+11+20+12+8+12+14+12+8+15+8+10+17+12+14+8 = 236
 * Or it finally will be after I gradually create all these entries. (I actually managed to find one that's already blue..) No rest for the utterly wicked. Except that I'm going to rest immediately. Since it's utterly late.
 * Carefully listening to the sound of painfully creaking rules and the agonizingly prolonged groans of a language being damaged horribly... Cynewulf 06:43, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
 * In the interests of preserving sanity I shall refrain from using the verb form anshinritsumeishinakereba; also I am tired again. Cynewulf 05:12, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

 * overintellectualize 19
 * opaquely 8
 * verbosely 9
 * eruditely 9
 * rhythmlessly 12
 * intellectually 14
 * nemine contradicente 19
 * tenderheartedly 15
 * even as we speak 13
 * laboriously 11
 * long-windedly 12
 * epigrammatically 16
 * characteristically 18
 * thunderously 12
 * unselfconsciously 17
 * apropos of nothing 16
 * least 5
 * ingratiatingly 14
 * zealously 9
 * exaggeratedly 13
 * Sum is 271. (But not all yet have definitions other than "In a ... manner".)—msh210 ℠ 22:13, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

 * is 2
 * in 2
 * so 2
 * Sum is 6. Shoot the moon, baby! DAVilla 02:14, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

 * a (English dialectal "have") 1
 * ay (English alt spell of "aye" meaning "always") 2
 * 3. "I a ay wanted to do this." Cynewulf 02:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Well at least now I can say I didn't have the worst entry. ;-) DAVilla 22:49, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

 * adverbialise 12
 * alphanumerically 16
 * diagrammatically 16
 * venturesomely 13
 * extortionately 14
 * retroactively 13
 * begrudgingly 12
 * in the twinkling of an eye 21
 * amateurishly 12
 * lickety-split 13
 * incommensurately 16
 * single-handedly 15
 * excruciatingly 14
 * Yay for adverbs! Total is 187. Nadando 01:09, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

 * repartir 8
 * rapidement 10
 * entre chien et loup 16
 * particulièrement 16
 * à tout bout de champ 16
 * respectueusement 16
 * toutes voiles dehors 17
 * intentionnellement 18
 * raisonnablement 16
 * 133
 * Now I have entries to write... Circeus 23:14, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

 * peregrinerebbero (we would wander) 15
 * precipitevolissimevolmente (as fast as possible) 26
 * entusiasticamente (enthusiastically) 17
 * rincrescevolmente (regretfully) 17
 * esclusivisticamente (exclusively) 19
 * gastronomicamente (gastronomically) 17
 * razionalisticamente (rationalistically) 19
 * irragionevolmente (irrationally) 17
 * naturalisticamente (naturalistically) 18
 * edonisticamente (hedonistically) 15
 * risolutivamente (resolutely) 15
 * effemminatamente (effeminately) 16
 * baldanzosamente (self-confidently) 15
 * benintenzionatamente (well-meaningly) 20
 * ergonomicamente (ergonomically) 15
 * rabbiosamente (angrily) 13
 * opportunisticamente (opportunistically) 19
 * in totale 293 SemperBlotto 17:08, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Results

 * SemperBlotto has the highest score with 293.
 * Cynewulf also earns a mention for the only entry in a language not using Roman script.
 * DAVilla wins an anti-prize for single-handedly starting her own "mini"-competition.
 * Congratulations to everyone who posted any entry! Part of this contest was about having fun and generating new entries while doing so.  In that respect, everyone who participated contributed to Wiktionary's environment and content.  Thanks to all  --EncycloPetey 04:30, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Addendum: If someone has a good idea for the coming Easter competition, there's still some time left for planning!

Talk

 * Does the verb have to be in the infinitive - or could we have running instead of run (I do not have English verbs in mind)?
 * No. I was very careful to say in the instructions to say that the word must have an entry and a properly formatted lemma.  The verb selected need not be the infinitive or lemma form. --EncycloPetey 14:21, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

title: Wiktionary:Christmas Competition 2007


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近來

Adverb

 * 1) recently; lately

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

title: 近來


text:
سورنا

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) musical instrument in the woodwind family, similar to a clarinet, shawm or oboe

Proper noun

 * 1) Surena, Suren

title: سورنا


text:
prjóna

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1)  to knit
 * Hver vill ekki læra að prjóna?
 * Who doesn't want to learn how to knit?
 * 1) (of horses) to rear up, to rear, to prance

title: prjóna


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Citations:protocol droid

Appendix:Star Wars

 * 2000, Elizabeth B. Davis, Myth and Identity in the Epic of Imperial Spain, University of Missouri Press, ISBN 0-8262-1277-8, page 216,
 * Perhaps it is no accident that one of the most poignant moments in the whole Star Wars trilogy is the scene in Return of the Jedi where the protocol droid C-3PO relates the story of the Galactic Civil War for the assembled Ewoks in a language only they can understand.
 * 2002, Pamela Rice Hahn and Jesse Flores, Journey to the Center of the Internet, Syngress, ISBN 192899475X, page 59,
 * “But moving right along, let’s talk about protocols,” Dr. F. continued.
 * Finally, a movie reference I understood! Finally, something I could get excited about! “Like C-3PO!” I shouted. “He was a protocol droid!”
 * 2004, William Sims Bainbridge (ed.), National Science Foundation, Berkshire Encyclopedia Of Human–Computer Interaction: When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact, Berkshire Publishing Group LLC, ISBN 0974309125, page 469,
 * C-3PO is a protocol droid, or translator, whose function is to help humans communicate with aliens and machines.

title: Citations:protocol droid


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Talk:inevitably

any sources for definition #2? 69.140.152.55 04:46, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

title: Talk:inevitably


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tengisögn

Etymology
From and.

Noun

 * 1)  a copula
 * Japanska sögnin ‚desu‘ er tengisögn.
 * The Japanese verb ‘desu’ is a copula.

title: tengisögn


text: bag man

title: bag man


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settle in

Verb

 * 1)  To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
 * the colonists settled in Montreal, she intended to settle in the practice of law
 * the colonists settled in Montreal, she intended to settle in the practice of law
 * the colonists settled in Montreal, she intended to settle in the practice of law
 * the colonists settled in Montreal, she intended to settle in the practice of law
 * the colonists settled in Montreal, she intended to settle in the practice of law

Translations

 * Italian:, assestarsi,
 * Spanish: ,

title: settle in


text: Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2007/December


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accessory breathing

Noun

 * 1) A manner of breathing in an organism that supplements or temporarily replaces the principal manner of breathing.
 * accessory breathing muscles, accessory breathing organ

title: accessory breathing


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diaphragmic

Adjective

 * 1) Which uses, or is located in or near, the diaphragm.

title: diaphragmic


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tíðaratviksorð

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  an adverb of time; an adverb which answers the question of “when”

Usage notes
Examples of the tíðaratviksorð are aldrei, bráðum, lengi, nú, núna, nýlega, seinna, þá etc.

title: tíðaratviksorð


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staðaratviksorð

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  an adverb of place, a place adverb, an adverb which answers the question of "where"; examples:, , , , , , ,  etc.

title: staðaratviksorð


text:
diaphragmatically

Adverb

 * 1) By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
 * 2) (Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest

title: diaphragmatically


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háttaratviksorð

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  adverb of manner; an adverb used to answer the question of “how”

Usage notes
Examples of háttaratviksorð are afar, fljótt, hratt, hægt, illa, lítt, mjög, svo, svona, vel, þannig etc.

title: háttaratviksorð


text:
spurnaratviksorð

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  question adverb; an adverb used in direct and indirect questioning sentences

Usage notes
Examples of spurnaratviksorð are hvaðan, hvar, hvenær, hvernig, hvert.

title: spurnaratviksorð


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áhersluatviksorð

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  an adverb which stands with another adverb or adjective and denotes a degree, usually serving to intensify the meaning; e.g., afar, býsna, fremur, harla, mjög

title: áhersluatviksorð


text:
Δάφνη

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) Daphne

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) Dafni southeast Athenian neighbourhood
 * 2) Dafni any other so-named towns across Greece
 * 3) Dafni, Dafnion forest west of Athens

title: Δάφνη


text: double-deals

title: double-deals


text: double-dealt

title: double-dealt


text: dummies up

title: dummies up


text: dummying up

title: dummying up


text:
安心立命

Etymology
Analyzable as a compound of.

The latter component is only attested relatively recently, and generally in combination with, indicating that this may have been borrowed in toto from  as a.

First attested in a text from 1891.

Noun

 * 1)  spiritual peace and enlightenment

Verb

 * 1) keep peace of mind via faith

title: 安心立命


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dumbed

Adjective

 * 1)  That has been made dumb (speechless).

Usage notes

 * Often used in compounds.

Adjective

 * 1)  smelly
 * 2)  sluggish
 * 3)  dumb, stupid

title: dumbed


text: anshinritsumei

title: anshinritsumei


text: dumbs

title: dumbs


text: recoups

title: recoups


text: recouping

title: recouping


text: recouped

title: recouped


text: repurposes

title: repurposes


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repurposing

Noun

 * 1) The act by which something is repurposed.

title: repurposing


text: repurposed

title: repurposed


text: redargues

title: redargues


text: redarguing

title: redarguing


text: redargued

title: redargued


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price of tea in China

Etymology
The price of tea in China was an important topic in England during and around the 19th century. It was often mentioned in the British House of Commons.

Noun

 * 1)  Something that is irrelevant or unimportant, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.
 * What does the president's latest tweet have to do with the price of tea in China?
 * Due to the Sino-Indian trade crisis, the price of tea in China has risen dramatically the past fiscal month.
 * Due to the Sino-Indian trade crisis, the price of tea in China has risen dramatically the past fiscal month.

Translations

 * Hebrew: מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני
 * Russian:

title: price of tea in China


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puesta del sol

Noun

 * 1) sunset

title: puesta del sol