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This set of pages presents the names of crops grown in Europe in the different European languages. A "crop" can be a species or a cultivar-group within a species. | |||
The order of presentation of languages is a tricky issue. A solution would be to put languages in alphabetic order. We prefer putting them in blocks according to language families, namely Germanic languages, Roman languages, Slavic languages and others. | |||
The names of languages is another difficult issue. Wikipedia uses the names in the language itself, which makes sense as far as one is looking for a particular linguistic version. Within an English version of this wiki, we think it is easier to use the English names of languages. | |||
Not all languages and dialects are included. We limit ourselves to the standard and regional names in languages which are used in trade and publications. Due to lack of sources, Estonian, Latvian, Lettish and Maltese have been ommitted, but can be added under "other languages" by anybody having access to good sources. | |||
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This section is intended to give any detail or additional information, be it generic or language-specific. Classification of crops may differ from one language to the other, or one country to the other. So, names are not always strict equivalent in all languages, what multilingual dictionaries often ignore. In some languages and for some crops, names are not stabilised, and the best is to quote published sources. Names can also evolve through time, although these pages are not history oriented. | |||
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Revision as of 20:49, 28 July 2011
This set of pages presents the names of crops grown in Europe in the different European languages. A "crop" can be a species or a cultivar-group within a species.
The order of presentation of languages is a tricky issue. A solution would be to put languages in alphabetic order. We prefer putting them in blocks according to language families, namely Germanic languages, Roman languages, Slavic languages and others.
The names of languages is another difficult issue. Wikipedia uses the names in the language itself, which makes sense as far as one is looking for a particular linguistic version. Within an English version of this wiki, we think it is easier to use the English names of languages.
Not all languages and dialects are included. We limit ourselves to the standard and regional names in languages which are used in trade and publications. Due to lack of sources, Estonian, Latvian, Lettish and Maltese have been ommitted, but can be added under "other languages" by anybody having access to good sources.
Names in common use
Sources and commentaries
This section is intended to give any detail or additional information, be it generic or language-specific. Classification of crops may differ from one language to the other, or one country to the other. So, names are not always strict equivalent in all languages, what multilingual dictionaries often ignore. In some languages and for some crops, names are not stabilised, and the best is to quote published sources. Names can also evolve through time, although these pages are not history oriented.