Sunday, November 9, 2008

The Nativity Scene in Many Languages

Having looked at a number of nativity scenes from various nations, we might wonder what word is used for naming them in the various countries. Here is some information of interest.

The words for nativity scene used in several languages have their origin in the Low Latin word cripia meaning manger.

English – crib

French – creche

German – krippe

Polish – szopka


Russian – wertep

Swedish – krubba


Below are other words for the nativity scene listed by language.

Czech – jeslicky

Danish - Julekrybbe


English - manger

German – putz
German - weihnachtskrippe


Italian – presepio

Portugese - presépio

Spanish - pesebre
Spanish – belen

Spanish – nacimiento


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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2008 at 3:15 AM

    Hello Carrie,
    Thanks for stopping by.
    The Greek word is "fatne" (pronounced as "fatnee". The word originally meant "to bind", as in binding together branches to make a basket or to tie an animal.
    This is the first Christmas post I read. That was so nice!

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  2. CarrieNovember 10, 2008 at 8:05 AM

    Thank you, Irene,
    I've added Greek to the list.
    Carrie

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  3. taniaNovember 10, 2008 at 9:06 AM

    bellissimo! questo presepe!!
    buona giornata
    Mary

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