I didn’t know the term for that kind of screwdriver in German, but I speak it enough that if someone asked me for one, I’d know what they meant because the name is descriptive. In English, not so much.
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theodewere@kbin.social 1 year agoand that name actually makes sense, like EVERYTHING in Deutsch! because it is a Cross Slotted Screwdriver.. in English, we venerate Mr. Phillips every single day, amen.. whoever he was..
TipRing@lemmy.world 1 year ago
negativenull@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän
TipRing@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ok, so without looking (and forgive me my vocabulary is really lousy from disuse)
My strategy for compound words is usually to try to break up the word, starting at the end, since mostly they are nouns with a bunch of adjectives stuck in front.
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän
So kapitän is easy since it’s a near cognate for captain.
Gesellschaft looks like a word i used to know, but I can’t remember it.
Schiffahrt - i don’t know this one, but it looks like schiff (ship) plus fahren (to go) - shipping?
Ampf - no clue
Donaud - I feel like this must be modifying ampf, because it doesn’t look like a word on its own, but since I don’t know ampf I am stumped.
So my guess is someone in charge of something to do with shipping.
negativenull@lemm.ee 1 year ago
According to my German speaking friend, it means:
The captain of a steam ship on the Danube Rivertheodewere@kbin.social 1 year ago
a Dampf Schiff is a steam ship, and the Donau is a river (the Danube)
samus12345@lemmy.world 1 year ago
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Phillips Head is a trash screwdriver. Like any patriotic Canadian, I believe in Red Robby supremacy
legion02@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m partial to star drive lately. Most of the benefits of robertsons but engagement points every 60 degrees instead of 90.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
But is it tapered?
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Only squares like the Robertson drive.