Unicycle in different languages (was Learning to Ride)

[Ron Wichers Schreur]

Hello Stacy,

> If anyone knows the word unicycle in any other language send it to me!!

In Dutch it's "eenwieler" (een = one, wiel = wheel). In German the word is
"Einrad" (Ein = one, Rad = wheel), but you must have known that!

Cheers,

Ronny Wichers Schreur ronny@cs.kun.nl

[Jimmy Brokaw]

In message <v01510101abfa6bf18e9b@[131.174.33.101]> Ron Wichers Schreur writes:

> In Dutch it's "eenwieler" (een = one, wiel = wheel). In German the word is
> "Einrad" (Ein = one, Rad = wheel), but you must have known that!

Why not... In Spain its a 'monocicleta.'

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[Ruizb@aol.com]

>In Spanish is Unicl...

Actually in Spanish is Monociclo. Uniciclo is also used, probably due to English
influence. In Puerto Rico we use both as synonims. Alberto Ruiz Ruizb@aol.com

[Jimmy Brokaw]

In message <950607190403_64909409@aol.com> Ruizb@aol.com writes:
> >In Spanish is Unicl...
>
> Actually in Spanish is Monociclo. Uniciclo is also used, probably due to
> English influence. In Puerto Rico we use both as synonims.

Well, I don't know WHAT cha'll speak in Puerto Rico... :) Spanish varies more by
location than any language I've ever known, and I can't comprehend a word of it
outside of Spain. But in Spain, they do call it a monocicleta. I'm a little
curious about -ciclo, that looks more Latin than bicicleta.

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