Another OT about Holland

[Apostolis Trikourakis]

Hi all

Harry wrote:

> As far as I know, all foreign languages except 
> Norwegian, have a PLURAL name for my country (The 
> Netherlands, Les Pays-Bas, etc.)

In Greece, we say "Ollandia" which means "Holland",
not "The Netherlands".

Jussi wrote:

> (and also, if there's any language that doesn't 
> call an idea something derived and very similar to 
> the original "idea"?)

I thought the word "idea" was Greek (well, 1/3 of the
English vocabulary is Greek). Maybe I was wrong... In
Greek, "idea" (spelled "idea" in Greek, pronounced
different) means the same.
Best Wishes


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