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href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?author=1">Simon</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>One of the words that came up in my Spanish lessons today was <strong>limpiaparabrisas</strong>, which means <strong>windscreen / windshield wiper</strong>, and struck me as a relatively rare multi-word compound in Spanish.</p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hernanpc/7129642215/in/photolist-bS2heM-2FRtNM-dqPMLb-NXsDxa-e3vj8B-GAh87" title="Wiper"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7071/7129642215_a700f7f728_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Wiper"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>Unlike the Germanic languages*, Spanish doesn’t seem to have a lot of words like <strong>limpiaparabrisas</strong> made up of several words joined together, at least that’s my impression. It’s made up of <strong>limpia</strong>, from <strong>limpiar</strong> (to clean, wash, wipe), and <strong>parabrisas</strong> (windscreen, windshield), which is made up of <strong>para</strong>, from <strong>parar</strong> (to stop), and <strong>brisas</strong> (breezes) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/limpiaparabrisas">source</a>]. A related word is <strong>lavaparabrisas</strong> (screen wash, windshield washing fluid) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lavaparabrisas#Spanish">source</a>]. </p> <p>*For example, in German there are words such as: <strong>Grundst眉cksverkehrsgenehmigungszust盲ndigkeits眉bertragungsverordnung</strong> (Regulation on the delegation of authority concerning land conveyance permissions), and <strong>Rindfleischetikettierungs眉berwachungsaufgaben眉bertragungsgesetz</strong> (Beef labeling supervision duties delegation law), which are of course used in everyday conversation. If not, they should be [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mesa#Spanish">source</a>].</p> <p>Spanish does have plenty of words made up of a stem plus prefixes and/or suffixes, or compounds of two words. For example, the word <strong>mesa</strong> means table, desk, bureau or committee. Related words with affixes include <strong>mesero</strong> (waiter), <strong>mesilla</strong> (bedside table, stall), and <strong>mesita</strong> (small table). Related compound words include <strong>sobremesa</strong> (tablecloth, desktop) and <strong>tornamesa</strong> (turntable, record player) [<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mesa#Spanish">source</a>].</p> <p>Other two-word compounds in Spanish include <strong>abrebotellas</strong> (bottle opener), <strong>cortarc茅sped</strong> (lawn mower), <strong>cortafuego</strong> (firewall), <strong>lavaplatos</strong> (dishwasher), <strong>portaaviones</strong> (aircraft carrier), <strong>quitamanchas</strong> (stain remover), <strong>sacacorchos</strong> (corkscrew) and <strong>salvavidas</strong> (life jacket) [<a href="https://www.spanishmarks.com/blog/compound-words-spanish/">source</a>].</p> <p>In fact, <strong>limpiaparabrisas</strong> and <strong>lavaparabrisas</strong> are really two-word compounds, but look like three-words compounds. 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class="comment-content"> <p>Simon, you have omitted the German equivalent of <em>limpiaparabrisas</em>, namely <strong>Windschutzscheibenwischer</strong>, which has always been one of my favourite German portmanteau words.</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-47507" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-47507" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1590895b473f44c130f33657e597a017?s=32&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1590895b473f44c130f33657e597a017?s=64&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Emanuel</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=23952#comment-47507"><time datetime="2025-03-25T13:44:46+00:00">25 March 2025 at 1:44 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Normally they just say ‘Scheibenwischer’ nowadays. ‘Windschutz …’ sounds a bit antiquated.</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-47508" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-47508" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/32a6b3aa291a1fc1f7aa2bd43b02b81f?s=32&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/32a6b3aa291a1fc1f7aa2bd43b02b81f?s=64&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Shenn Ghaelgeyr</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=23952#comment-47508"><time datetime="2025-03-25T18:49:35+00:00">25 March 2025 at 6:49 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Thank you, Emanuel, for putting me in my place! I was aware that, nowadays, <strong>Scheibenwischer</strong> is the more usual form. I am also ‘a bit antiquated’ – I’ll be 80 in August.</p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply</h3><form action="https://www.omniglot.com/bloggle/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" required></textarea></p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" autocomplete="name" required /></p> <p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email 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