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Užnemunė

English translation: Užnemunė (Lithuania to the west of the Nemunas) / Trans-Nemunas region

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Lithuanian term or phrase:Užnemunė
English translation:Užnemunė (Lithuania to the west of the Nemunas) / Trans-Nemunas region
Entered by: diana bb

19:12 Nov 12, 2009
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / Geografija/istorija/Baltų gentys
Lithuanian term or phrase: Užnemunė
Maždaug VII a. jotvingių gyvenamame plote (pietinėje Užnemunėje ir dešiniajame Nemuno krante tarp Merkio pietuose ir Strėvos šiaurėje bei Aukštadvario apylinkių šiaurės rytuose) susidarė trys grupės: sūduviai, dainaviai, poleksėnai.
diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 00:20
Užnemunė
Explanation:
as palikciau taip
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Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
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Ačiū. Kadangi Jūsų pasiūlymas sutampa ir su leidinio autorių nuomone, renkuosi jį. Manau, kad 'Trans-Nemunas region' irgi vertas dėmesio, tad į žodynėlį įvedu abu.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Užnemunė
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
4Sudovia, territories over the Nemunas River
Leonardas
4Trans-Neman / Trans-Nemunas region
Arturas Bakanauskas
3Sudovia/Suvalkija
Arturas Bakanauskas


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Užnemunė


Explanation:
as palikciau taip

Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ačiū. Kadangi Jūsų pasiūlymas sutampa ir su leidinio autorių nuomone, renkuosi jį. Manau, kad 'Trans-Nemunas region' irgi vertas dėmesio, tad į žodynėlį įvedu abu.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inga Jurkeviciute: as irgi palikciau, http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&client=firefox-a&channel=s...
54 mins
  -> aciu!
agree  Gintautas Kaminskas: Sutinku, bet pirmą kartą rašyčiau "Užnemunė (Lithuania West of the Nemunas)".
8 hrs
  -> aciu!
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Sudovia, territories over the Nemunas River


Explanation:
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Leonardas
Local time: 00:20
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Sudovia/Suvalkija


Explanation:
I started to notice in the later uznemune Google sites that Sudovia was mentioned. A check of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvalkija showed that Sudovia might be a better translation. Since there are English sites for Uznemune, it cannot be ruled out, but Sodovia, being a more common term, might be a better choice, unless the text refers to both Sudovia and Uznemune.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-12 22:58:16 GMT)
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I was reading the Lithuanian Vikipedija article when the word finally popped to mind. The translation for uz in this instance is trans. While trans-nemunas does occur (one is an Instutute of History article) the international name is the most common, i.e. the Trans-Neman region. This would be immediately understandable in English, unlike uznemune.

Arturas Bakanauskas
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, the text refers to both.

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Trans-Neman / Trans-Nemunas region


Explanation:
On the basis of Uzdniestre - Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria, the corrrect translation for non-Lithuanians (so they would immediately understand the thought) for the region on the other side of the Neman (Nemunas) prior to the 19th century when it became known as Sudovia (Suvalkija) would be the Trans-Neman (international name for the Nemunas) or Trans-Nemunas (http://www.istorija.lt/en/archaeology.html) region. While Dzukija is usually not changed to another form, Žemaitija is often translated to the standard English form of Samogitia. Because Uznemune is a descriptive name, not a registered town name such as Uztilte village, for an international region that lies in both Lithuania and Poland, it would be more appropriate to translate it to an international form, esp. since a large portion of the region has not been under Lithuanian control for a long time, having been under Prussian control during the Commonwealth. In other words, during the entire time the name Uznemune has been used to describe this region, part of it has never been under Lithuanian control. And if it refers to just the area in the modern state of Lithuania, then it is definitely just descriptive term, not an official term. It is, of course, quite possible to put the Lithuanian term in parentheses the first time it occurs.

Arturas Bakanauskas
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Labai ačiū.

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