Mysteries of vernacular: Quarantine - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika: karantin - Džesika Orek i Rejčel Til

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Quarantine,

karantin,

a state, period, or place of strict isolation

stanje, period ili mesto stroge izolacije

meant to prevent the spread of disease.

u svrhu sprečavanja širenja zaraze.

In the 14th century,

U 14. veku,

the Bubonic Plague,

bubonskga kuga

later called "The Black Death,"

koja je kasnije nazivana crnom smrću,

spread across Europe

raširila se Evropom

with devastating consequences.

uz katastrofalne posledice.

It's been estimated

Procenjuje se

that the Plague decimated at least one-third

da je kuga uništila najmanje trećinu

of Europe's population.

populacije Evrope.

In a vain effort to stave off infection,

U uzaludnom pokušaju da se obuzda infekcija,

the Italian-speaking port city of Ragusa,

u gradu Raguzi gde se govori italijanski,

in what is now Croatia,

u današnjoj Hrvatskoj,

mandated that ships arriving

zahtevalo se da brodovi koji dolaze

from Plague-infested areas

iz oblasti pogođenim kugom

remain isolated on the water

ostanu izolovani na vodi

until it was deemed likely

dok se ne proceni verovatnim

that they weren't carrying a disease.

da ne nose zarazu.

This meant that the entire contents of a ship

Ovo je podrazumevalo da ceo sadržaj broda

and all of its passengers

i svi njegovi putnici

were often forced to remain on board

moraju da ostanu na palubi

for five or six weeks before being let ashore.

pet do šest nedelja pre nego što ih puste na obalu.

Though the drastic measure

Iako ova drastična mera

was only marginally successful,

nije bila naročito uspešna,

it wasn't long before other port cities followed suit.

nije prošlo mnogo dok ovo nisu prihvatili i drugi gradovi s lukama.

In 1397, the official period of isolation

1397, zvanični period izolacije

imposed on ships and crews

za brodove i posadu

was set at forty days.

određen je na 40 dana.

Although it did little to protect ports from infection,

Iako to luke i nije naročito štitilo od infekcije,

the directive stuck.

direktiva je ostala.

From the Italian word quaranta,

Od italijanske reči "quaranta",

meaning forty,

što znači četrdeset,

this period of stasis was given the name

ovom periodu stajanja

quarantine.

dato je ime karantin.

And by the mid 1600s,

Do sredine 1600-tih,

the word quarantine was being used

reč karantin se koristila

to describe any place,

da se opiše svako mesto,

period,

period

or state of isolation,

ili stanje izolacije,

plague-related or not.

bez obzira da li ima ili nema kuge.