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@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 3 October 2026: “hyllymetri” (Finnish)—“a meter of shelf space (as a unit of measurement of storage capacity)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Shelves in a bookshop in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Satakunta Museum, Pori, Finland (CC-BY 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antikvariaatti_Markku_Ranta_2019_(SMK208224-196).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:07 AM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 2 October 2026: “trundle”—“(transitive) to cause (a round object) to roll; to bowl, to roll; [...] to cause (an object with one or more castors, wheels, etc.) to move (heavily) by pulling or pushing; to roll, to wheel; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A man pushing or trundling a wheelbarrow in Mexico. By Julio Armando Pérez Zamora (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_pushing_a_wheelbarrow,_Mexico.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:59 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 2 October 2026: “ગાંધી” (gāndhī; Gujarati)—“grocer; perfumer; a surname, Gandhi”. Today is the #InternationalDayofNon-Violence, and the birth anniversary of #MahatmaGandhi, who played a key role in India’s independence. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A 1931 black-and-white studio photograph of Mahatma Gandhi wearing white robes, which was taken in London. By Elliott & Fry (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mahatma-Gandhi,_studio,_1931.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:07 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 1 October 2026: “English cadence”—“(music) a perfect cadence characteristic of English Renaissance music, involving a flattened seventh note played against the dominant chord (containing a regular raised seventh). [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A musical score showing an English cadence on C with a parallel fifth. By Hyacinth (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English_cadence_on_C.png).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 10:59 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 1 October 2026: “ຕາ” (tā; Lao)—“eye; maternal grandfather; seal; stamp; crest; brand; to mark; to apply a seal” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A person’s eye with a dark brown or black iris. By BROILy (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mio_occhio_nero_definitivo.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 10:41 PM

Issue 2 (1 October 2026) of the #Wiktionary journal “The Headword” is out. This month, an opinion about tagging entries with IDs, an interview with editor Justinrleung, and a chance to ponder why Scottish Gaelic “gràineag” (“hedgehog”) is literally a “little hater”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An illustration of a scribe copying a document, from “L’Estoire del Saint Graal” (“The History of the Holy Grail”, circa 1300–1315), an illuminated manuscript in the collection of the British Library. By an unknown artist, possibly from Picardy, France (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scribe,_L%27Estoire_del_Saint_Graal_(1300%E2%80%931315%3F).webp).

@butterflyoffire.eurosky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:24 PM

Adiwenni naɣ asqerdec ɣef Uwikimawal s #teqbaylit.

Thread about kabyle #Wiktionary.

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@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 30 September 2026: “café au lait”—“(uncountable) coffee mixed with hot milk as a drink; white coffee; (countable) a serving of this; [...] (uncountable) a light brown colour like that of coffee with milk” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A café au lait, or coffee with milk, in a clear glass cup. By Acabashi (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coffee_Garnon_Bushes_public_house_Coopersale_Epping_Essex_England_01.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:04 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 30 September 2026: “siri” (Old Tupi)—“swimming crab (any crab of the family Portunidae)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A drawing of a crab from Cristóvão de Lisboa’s “História dos animais e árvores do Maranhão” (“History of the Animals and Trees of Maranhão”, 1624–1627). Artist unknown (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hist%C3%B3ria_dos_animais_e_%C3%A1rvores_do_Maranh%C3%A3o_032_(026r).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:26 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 29 September 2026: “jocoserious”—“(rare) simultaneously jocose or jocular and serious; mixing mirth with serious matters; semiserious” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Masks symbolizing tragedy and comedy at the Scarborough Hotel, Bishopsgate, Leeds, in England, U.K. By Tim Green (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tragedy_and_Comedy_(8094737104).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:21 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 29 September 2026: “abababa” (Tok Pisin)—“bubblegum”. Possibly a genericized trademark from English “Hubba Bubba”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:14 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 September 2026: “temperance”—“(uncountable) [...] moderation in the use of intoxicating substances; sobriety; specifically, complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A clear glass teacup filled with black tea on a saucer. By Sm faysal (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cup_of_black_tea_from_Srimangal_Bangladesh.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:10 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 September 2026: “bletak-blenèng” (Betawi)—“the sound of rail carriages”. Today is the #NationalRailwayDay in Indonesia. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The Pasundan train, a long distance train, heading from Kiaracondong Railway Station in Bandung, West Java, to Surabaya Gubeng Railway Station in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. By Kingkediri83 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:In_a_blue_morning.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:31 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 September 2026: “excurse”—“(intransitive, archaic) to make a journey or trip, especially a brief excursion; [...]; (figurative) to depart from the main narrative in speech or writing to discuss an incidental issue; to digress; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Two Chinese tourists, a woman and a child, bathing in the sea at Nha Trang, Vietnam. By RG72 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%88ina_turistino_ludas_kun_knabino_en_la_maro_surpla%C4%9De_en_Vinpearl_Nha_Trang_01.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:25 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 September 2026: “ittra” (Maltese)—“letter (of the alphabet); letter (written message); academic title; (Christianity) epistle (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A bilingual exit sign in Maltese (top) and English in Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta. By Wainuio (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sign-1014263,_Valetta,_Malta.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 10:54 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 September 2026: “quizzical”—“chiefly of a person’s expression: suggesting (slight) confusion or puzzlement, especially in an amused manner; curious, questioning; characterized by bantering or joking; humorous, playful; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A bichon-shih tzu dog with a quizzical expression, its head tilted to the left. By Musicfeign (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cute_bichon_shih_tzu_dog.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 10:47 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 September 2026: “courriel” (French)—“(Internet, countable) email (message); (Internet, uncountable) email (system); (Internet, countable, informal) email address” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An email icon consisting of an @ symbol inside an envelope. By Luis xavi 1630 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Correo-Electr%C3%B3nico..png).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 8:03 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 September 2026: “polycule”—“(sexuality) a polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping platonic, romantic, or sexual relationships”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Three people in a polyamorous relationship sitting on a bench in a park in Vienna, Austria. A woman is in between two men; she has her left arm around the sholder of the man on her left, and with her right hand is holding the left hand of the man on her right. None of the people are facing the camera. The photograph was by taken Boxflip within a research project at the University of Vienna entitled “Polyamory in Media, Social and Identity perspective” (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polyamorie.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 7:55 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 25 September 2026: “makbug”—“pomelo; shaddock (fruit)”. Today is the #Mid-AutumnFestival, celebrated in China and other parts of East and Southeast Asia. The pomelo is commonly eaten in celebration of the festival. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A pomelo (Citrus maxima) with two segments of the fruit. By Ivar Leidus (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pomelo_fruit.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 7:46 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 September 2026: “lighter”—“(nautical) a boat, usually a flat-bottomed barge, for carrying loads across short distances, especially one for loading and unloading a larger ship, and to transport cargo between such a ship and a wharf” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A circa 1925 photograph of two lighters beside a cargo ship off Java in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Photographer unknown, studio of O. Kurkdjian & Co. NV, from the collection of the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam in the Netherlands (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Melasse_lichters_liggen_naast_een_vrachtschip_op_de_reede_van_Semarang_Midden-Java_de_lading_van_de_lichters_wordt_in_het_vrachtschip_gezogen_TMnr_60011530.jpg).