Talmi

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See also: talmi and tálmi

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Gallicism created as a trade name in Austria or Bavaria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʰälmi]
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Noun

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Talmi n (strong, genitive Talmis, no plural), sometimes also m

  1. (Austria, Bavaria) talmi, an alloy of mostly zinc and copper and occasionally some tin and lead and about a percent of gold used for jewellery of low price and great durability
  2. (figurative, often in compound) anything with a fake appearance of value
    • 1930–1943, Robert Musil, “Graf Leinsdorf erzielt einen unerwarteten politischen Erfolg”, in Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften [The Man Without Qualities], book 1, Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, published 1957:
      Vielleicht war Deutschland geistig das am wenigsten einheitliche Land, wo jeder etwas für seine Abneigung finden konnte; es war das Land, dessen alte Kultur am ehesten unter die Räder der neuen Zeit geraten und zu großartigen Worten für Talmi und Kommerz zerschnitten worden war;
      Maybe Germany was the least uniform country, where anyone could find aught to be displeased; ’twas the country whose old culture could fall under the wheels of the new era and be cut apart for jargoons and hustles;

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Talmi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Talmi” in Duden online
  • Talmi” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon