Re: [PATCH] l10n: de.po: translate "index" as "Index"

From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Jun 2, 2015, 08:34 UTC
Message-ID: <556D6A8B.2020202@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <9A423AE7-27D6-402F-80C2-C9DA7AF08033@gmail.com>

phillip venit, vidit, dixit 01.06.2015 17:10:

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> Hi, 
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>>>  #: sequencer.c:661
>>>  #, c-format
>>>  msgid "git %s: failed to read the index"
>>> -msgstr "git %s: Fehler beim Lesen der Staging-Area"
>>> +msgstr "git %s: Fehler beim Lesen des Indexes"
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>> Now we have to decide whether we flex "Index" like a foreign word in
>> German or like a German word:
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>> der Index, des Index, ...; die Indizes (pl.)
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>> or
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>> der Index, des Indexes, ...; die Indexe (pl.)
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>> I'd vote the former.
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> You can use Indizes and Indexe both as german word.

Yes, that's what I wrote. I suggested to make this choice systematically: Either des Index, die Indizes or des Indexes, die Indexe.

> I would prefer Indexe as its easier to understand.

I'm wondering what's easier to understand about that. Deriving the singular from the plural maybe? Granted, but:

In fact, "die Indexe" used to be plainly wrong until a few years ago, and "die Indizes" is still favored by quite a few sources. It's just that the common knowledge about flexing latin and greek words in German is deteriorating...

So I guess we have German (traditional) and German (simplified) just like for Chinese and English ;)

I don't think the plural appears often in Git messages, though, and the simplified genitive doesn't sound as wrong . So if the simplified form is considered more helpful for the majority of German users...

Michael