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I'm looking for the Dutch translations of the following words:

- Panther
- Wolf
- Lynx
- Crocodile
- Wolverine
- Jackal
- Fox
- Leopard

Planning to use them as destroyer names in my mod.

You could use Google translations:
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

I could, but I was trying for a bit of human involvement.

Hey, Dutch is my first language, so here you go.

- Panther: Panter
- Wolf: Wolf
- Lynx: Lynx
- Crocodile: Krokodil
- Wolverine: Veelvraat (but in this case I imagine "Marter" is more appropriate, "Veelvraat" doesn't sound very tough)
- Jackal: Jakhals
- Fox: Vos
- Leopard: Luipaard

Other than the "Veelvraat" one they're all about as tough sounding names as you get in Dutch I suppose.

" Veelvraat " has a very exotic sound to it for some reason [:)]

As far as I can tell, it means something like "eats a lot", which is appropriate for a wolverine, I suppose...[:D] Thanks, Krikke.

Interesting; a dutchman myself, I thought the 'veelvraat' got his name from, indeed, his tendency to devour other living beings. But apparently it hails from the Old-Norwegian 'fjellfross' meaning 'mountain (fjell) cat (fross). According to Dutch Wikipedia, that is. But I disagree with Krikke: 'Veelvraat' sounds VERY tough.[:)]

Looks vicious to me.

Yeah, look at the ferocity![:D]

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Yeah, look at the ferocity![:D]

I think you're looking at his "kloten" or his "ballen"!? [;)]

Jaroen.

Yeah, "veelvraat" indeed means "eats a lot" or "glutton". It's the sorta thing I'd shout at my brother, not exactly the name I'd give to my ship. But then, I wouldn't put it past the Dutch to give silly names to their ships. Silly people they are.

You suggested "Marter" as an alternative. This to me sounds very close to the German "Marder", which means "badger", as far as I'm aware?

ORIGINAL: Terminus

You suggested "Marter" as an alternative. This to me sounds very close to the German "Marder", which means "badger", as far as I'm aware?

Marder is a Marten
Wolverine is indeed Vielfraß respectively the dutch version of this word. Who ever knows this beast wouldn't call it not tough enough any more [;)]

Learned something new today. I always, ALWAYS thought Marder was a badger. Now I find it's one of these little ferret-like critters:



Thanks for shattering my illusions, Torsten...[:'(]

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You suggested "Marter" as an alternative. This to me sounds very close to the German "Marder", which means "badger", as far as I'm aware?

Marder is a Marten
Wolverine is indeed Vielfraß respectively the dutch version of this word. Who ever knows this beast wouldn't call it not tough enough any more [;)]

Wolverines are mean, petty beasts.

According to my quick Internet search, in German the badger is called a dachs. I suppose that makes sense, since that would make a dachshund a "badger hound", bred to go into badger warrens.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Learned something new today. I always, ALWAYS thought Marder was a badger. Now I find it's one of these little ferret-like critters:



Thanks for shattering my illusions, Torsten...[:'(]

Badger is "Dachs"
Marder/Marter:

Dachs/Badger:

Terminus, we have a stadium full of sea heroes out there, and you want to call DD's after animals [:D]

http://www.defensie.nl/marine/materieel ... gatten/lcf

or

http://www.defensie.nl/marine/materieel ... -fregatten

[:)]

I know you do, but I want to save those names for the battleships I will also be adding.

How many will they get?