Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seeing the word 'kombuse', I think that the Dutch word referred to is rather 'kombuis' than 'cabuse'. Never heard of the latter. Kombuis means galley. And mispronouncing it (or changing pronounciation), could easily lead to kaboose. Op 9-feb-06, om 18:07 heeft Douglas Sharp het volgende geschreven: > Thanks Ed, > I only knew the high German "Kombuse" for galley, > I suppose the distances covered in America made it necessary to > have living space for the brakemen which would make it into a "cabin" > Douglas > > Edmund Evanowski wrote: > >> Hi Douglas - to answer your question about the origin of the word >> caboose my dictionary states the following: >> >> "Possibly from obsolete Dutch cabuse, /ship's galley/, from Middle >> Low German kabuse : perhaps *kab-, /cabin/; akin to Old French >> cabane; see *cabin* + Middle High German haus, /house" >> >> /btw I liked the Cabooses too. Thanks Neal./ >> >> /Ed/ >> / >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >> >>> Hello Neal, >>> like the Cabooses (where on earth did that word originate?), they >>> look so American, when compared with brake wagons in Germany and >>> the UK. >>> Douglas >>> >>> Neal Friedenthal wrote: >>> >>>> I have a Leicaflex SL in the store that I decided to field test, >>>> (one of the perks). I put my 28-70 Vario-Elmarit on it, loaded >>>> it with Adox 400, here are some of the results. >>>> >>>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/lt1a.jpg.html >>>> >>>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/brw10a.jpg.html >>>> >>>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/brw12a.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Comments welcome. >>>> >>>> BTW the camera is a nice shooter !! >>>> >>>> NealF >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >