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@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 11:19 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 September 2026: “сюлэм” (śulem; Udmurt)—“(anatomy) heart”. Today is the #InternationalDayforInterventionalCardiology.

A graffito of a red heart with blue wings in Simferopol, Ukraine. By Дмитрий Cкляренко (CC-BY 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graffiti_of_heart_with_wings,_Simferopol,_Ukraine.jpg).

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

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 14 September 2026: “is a bear Catholic”—“(idiomatic, humorous) a rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes: duh!, obviously!, of course!” Pope #LeoXIV was born on this day in 1955. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Pope Leo XIV in October 2025. By Ricardo Stuckert (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_XIV_(13_October_2025).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 11:04 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 September 2026: “माऊली / 𑘦𑘰𑘄𑘩𑘲” (māūlī; Marathi)—“(dated or obsolete) a mother; [...]; (Hinduism, honorific) an honorific title used for revered saints, especially Dnyaneshwar, and for Vithoba; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A 1910s illustration of Dnyaneshwar, the 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath and Varkari tradition. Artist unknown, from the Raja Ravi Varma Press (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jnandev.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 3:49 PM

#Wiktionary gets a shout-out from @dannybate.com. Thanks! psyche.co/guides/how-t...

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 10:33 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 13 September 2026: “I volunteer as tribute”—“(humorous) used to indicate that one is enthusiastic or willing to do something (often (ironic) something somewhat undesirable or unpleasant)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London, United Kingdom, of the American actor Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in the film The Hunger Games (2012), who says the line “I volunteer as tribute!” Photograph by big-ashb (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jennifer_Lawrence_as_Katniss_Everdeen_(33694624814).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 10:30 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 13 September 2026: “бьцела” (bĭcʹela; Old Novgorodian)—“bee; (plural only) beehive” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica). By Richard Bartz (CC-BY-SA 2.5 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apis_mellifera_carnica_worker_hive_entrance_3.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 7:18 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 12 September 2026: “currying”—“(computing; uncountable) the technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument; (countable) an instance of using this technique” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A bowl of curry with a piece of bread sliced from a baguette. By Sodanie Chea (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curry_(7947801554).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 7:08 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 12 September 2026: “kororā”—“little penguin; blue penguin (Eudyptula minor); bluish grey; blue-grey”. The word is probably onomatopoeic, representing the call of the penguin. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A blue penguin, fairy penguin, or little penguin (Eudyptula minor) at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier, New Zealand. By Pseudopanax (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_blue_penguin_walking_on_pond_edge.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 11:29 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 11 September 2026: “portentous”—“of, relating to, or having the nature of, a portent: portending or predicting that something (especially an evil or unfortunate thing) will happen; ominous, threatening; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Dark clouds in Loonbeek, Huldenberg, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. By Luc T. (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:September_Rain_(17437919576).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 11:17 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 11 September 2026: “សូដ្យូម” (soudyoum; Khmer)—“sodium”. Sodium’s atomic number is 11. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Piles of raw salt in a salt pan in Kampot, Cambodia. By Topi Pigula (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T%C4%9B%C5%BEba_soli_ze_solisek_v_oblasti_Kampotu_v_Kambod%C5%BEi.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 10:07 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 10 September 2026: “semicolon”—“(orthography) the punctuation mark ‘;’, which is used to separate two sentences, the latter of which qualifies the former; to separate a series of related clauses or sentences; [...]; etc.” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A sculpture in the shape of a semicolon at Marià Cañardo Gardens, Horta Velodrome, Barcelona, Spain. By Joan Brossa, photograph by Dvdgmz (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Spain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joan_Brossa_Vel%C3%B2drom_Cam%C3%AD_punt_i_coma.JPG).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 9:48 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 10 September 2026: “വെട്ടുകിളി” (veṭṭukiḷi; Malayalam)—“locust (any of the various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, characterised by the presence of a swarming phase in their lifecycle)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A green milkweed locust (Phymateus leprosus). By Bob Adams (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Milkweed_Locust_(11341914106).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 11:26 PM

Whoops, the #Wiktionary #WOTD for 9 September 2026 is “parenthesis”.

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 11:16 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 9 September 2026: “(orthography, countable) either of a pair of brackets, chiefly the round brackets ‘(’ and ‘)’ but occasionally also the square brackets ‘[’ and ‘]’, which are used together to enclose parenthetical material in a text; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The letter “R” in parentheses (round brackets) carved on a door in Nordfjordeid, Norway. By Steinar Engeland (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nordfjordeid,_Norway_(Unsplash_WDf1tEzQ_SY).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 11:11 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 9 September 2026: “cửu vạn” (Vietnamese)—“porter (literally, ‘nine of Myriads [in the Vietnamese card game tổ tôm]’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A cửu vạn card, that is, the ninth card in the Myriads suit, used in the Vietnamese card game tổ tôm, depicting a porter. By Outlookxp (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E8%81%9A%E4%B8%89%E7%89%8C_%E4%B9%9D%E8%90%AC.png).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 10:49 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 8 September 2026: “Shatner comma”—“(humorous) a comma placed inappropriately between words, where no pause should occur in speech”. Named after the Canadian actor #WilliamShatner (born 1931), who is known for his dramatic pauses. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A black-and-white publicity photograph of he Canadian actor William Shatner as the character Captain James T. Kirk in the American television series Star Trek (1966–1969). Photographer unknown, from NBC Television (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Shatner_Star_Trek.JPG).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 10:45 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 8 September 2026: “פ׳אלטאר” (faltar; Ladino)—“to lack; to want; to be absent from; to miss; to long for; to be missed by; to make a mistake (err)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

“The Dead Goldfinch (‘All that was Left to Love’)” (1878), a painting of a sad girl in shabby clothing sitting in poor surroundings holding a dead goldfinch in her hands. By George Elgar Hicks, from the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Elgar_Hicks_-_The_dead_goldfinch_(%22All_that_was_left_to_love%22)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 11:16 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 7 September 2026: “exclamation”—“the act of loudly calling or crying out, [...]; (orthography, countable, archaic) synonym of ‘exclamation mark’ (‘the punctuation mark “!”, generally used to denote excitement, shock, or surprise’); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A triangular road warning sign in Bled, Slovenia, with an exclamation mark and a red border, and below it, a rectangular sign with a toad. The sign warns drivers to look out for toads on the road. By Marika Bortolami (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bled_-_Slovenia_(13435900214)_(cropped).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 7 September 2026: “дилбар” (dilbar; Tajik)—“beloved, sweetheart, love, darling (person who is the object of romantic feelings)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A man and a woman from Tajikistan in traditional attire. By Nasib27 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_tajik.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 9:13 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 6 September 2026: “ampersand”–“(noun) the symbol &, used to represent the conjunction ‘and’ or (dated) the Latin conjunction ‘et’ (‘and’); (verb; transitive) to add an ampersand (‘the symbol &’) to (a text); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An ampersand painted on a wooden surface in Syracuse, New York, U.S.A. By takomabibelot (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonsorial_Ampersand_in_Peeling_Paint_on_Plywood_(Syracuse,_NY)_(2581745288).jpg).