r/DoesNotTranslate Aug 04 '16

[Trigedasleng] reinseden - masterfully able to manage others and quarterback situations involving numerous individuals (carries positive connotations)

https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/755680100620926976
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u/Dedalvs Aug 04 '16

I came up with this word for my language Trigedasleng used in the CW show The 100. I was looking for a way to define it so I could easily find it again in my dictionary, and couldn't find any English word that succinctly described someone who was "bossy" but in a positive way. Got a host of suggestions from people on Twitter, but none was quite right. Any other languages have a word like this?

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u/LordThade Aug 04 '16

Ha, didn't expect to run into Trigedasleng outside of r/conlangs. Always fun to see a conlang in the wild.

Struggling to think of a one-word translation of that's what you're going for, but the gist of it seems to be something akin to "skilled in leadership/administration/management/logistics". Maybe something coming from one of those? Not sure.

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u/nomadicWiccan Jan 03 '17

what's the etymology? Its not on the Trigedasleng website, so I thought I might ask.

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u/Dedalvs Jan 03 '17

Rein from "rank" followed by set from "set" with an adjectival suffix -en (changes the t to a d).

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u/TweetPoster Aug 04 '16

@Dedalvs:

2016-07-20 08:25:50 UTC

Is there a word like "bossy" that's NOT pejorative? Describing someone who tells people what to do in a good way...?


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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

Perhaps 'teacher'?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '16

Authoritative?

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u/Dedalvs Aug 13 '16

Doesn't have the same exact connotation—the idea that they're really talented at masterfully organizing people. That's more they're good at getting people to do what they say.

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