Mysteries of vernacular: Earwig - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Misterije narječja: Uholaža - Jessica Oreck i Rachael Teel

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije narječja:

Earwig,

Uholaža,

an insect, generally classified

insekt, generalno klasificiran

within the order <i>dermaptera</i>.

u redu <i>dermaptera</i>.

The common name of the insects

Uobičajeno ime insekata

we know as earwigs is exactly that,

koje znamo kao uholaže je baš to,

common,

obično,

and is based mainly in folklore.

i zasniva se na folkloru.

It's rumored that these so-called earwigs

Glasine kažu da se ove takozvane uholaže

crawl into your ear at night

zavlače u vaše uho po noći,

and tunnel into your brain,

i buše put u vaš mozak,

but this is false.

ali to nije točno.

Sure, an earwig may, on rare occasion,

Sigurno, uholaža se može, u rijetkim slučajevima,

climb into the ear of an unsuspecting sleeper,

popesti u uho nesumnjajućeg spavača,

but, really, who can blame them?

ali, zaista, tko ih može kriviti?

Ear canals are warm and dark,

Ušni kanali su topli i tamni,

the perfect home for a creepy-crawly like this one.

savršen dom za gmizavca poput ovog.

The important thing to remember

Važna stvar za zapamtiti je

is that even if an earwig found its way into your ear,

da čak i kad bi uholaža ušla u vaše uho,

it would never eat through your eardrum.

nikad ne bi progrizla bubnjić.

Despite the erroneous origins

Unatoč krivom postanku

of these trumped-up folk tales,

ovih napuhanih priča iz naroda,

they've been in place a long time.

one su tu već dugo vremena.

The word earwig comes from the Old English word earwicga,

Ova riječ uholaža (earwig) dolazi od staro engleske riječi earwicga,

a compound of ear, meaning ear, of course,

složenice od uho (ear), što naravno znači uho,

and wigca.

i wicga.

Scholars believe that wigca shares a root

Učenjaci vjeruju da wigca dijeli korijen

with words like wiggle

sa riječima kao migoljiti (wiggle)

and wag,

i mlatiti (wag),

and that it most likely referred

i da se najčešće odnosi

to a creature that moves quickly.

na biće koje se brzo kreće.

Unfortunately for this innocent little insect,

Na žalost ovog nevinog malog insekta,

even its scientific name gives it a bad rap.

čak i njegovo znanstveno ime daje mu loš ugled.

Because of the large, pencil-like cerci on the tail

Zbog velikog ticala poput olovke na repu

and of its abdomen,

i svog abdomena,

scientists associate earwigs

znanstvenici povezuju uholaže

with a pair of scissors,

sa škarama,

calling them <i>forficula auricularia<i>,

nazivajući ih <i>forficula auricularia<i>,

literally little scissors of the ear.

doslovno, male škare uha.