Friday, February 24, 2012

Odd and Even

English is one of languages where 'odd' and 'even' have nothing in common.

Having something in common:
pair/impair (French)
gerade/ungerade (German)
cynnifer/anghynnifer (Welsh)
чётный/нечётный (Russian)

Having nothing in common:
even/odd (English)
flú/corr (Irish)
jämnt/udda (Swedish)

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