Outer-Wilds-SK-Translation-Mod/docs/glossary.md

Glossary / Slovník — Outer Wilds SK

Fixed Slovak renderings for proper nouns and recurring terms, so names stay identical everywhere in assets/Translation.xml. Follow this file when translating; propose changes here (not ad-hoc in the XML).

Status: first draft. This is a machine-assisted starting point — every ❓ review row still needs a Slovak-speaking review pass before it is final. 🔒 locked rows are considered settled unless there's a strong reason.

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0. Tone & register (locked)

• Address the player informally — ty, not vy. Outer Wilds has a warm, around-the-campfire tone; the Hearthians are your friends. Use ty / informal imperatives (e.g. "Pozri sa", not "Pozrite sa") throughout menus, prompts, and dialogue.
• Sentence case for UI labels (Slovak convention), not Title Case.
• Keep the source's voice per speaker. Nomai text is formal and precise; Hearthian dialogue is casual. Register can shift by speaker, but the player is always addressed as ty.
• Diacritics always — á ä č ď é í ĺ ľ ň ó ô ŕ š ť ú ý ž. Never strip them.

1. General rules

• Never edit <key>. Translate only <value>. (See CLAUDE.md.)
• Preserve inline markup verbatim: <color=…>…</color>, <i>…</i>, entities < > &. Translate the words, keep the tags and the exact color names (lightblue, orange, …).
• Keep speaker prefixes verbatim: POKE:, CLARY:, SOLANUM:, etc. — do not translate or reorder the label.
• Declension: Slovak inflects. A glossary entry gives the base (nominative) form; decline it naturally in context (na Timber Hearth, z Dark Bramble, Nomajom). Keep the stem/spelling from this table so search-and-replace stays reliable.
• Character names are kept in English (they're geology terms — Hornfels, Slate, Gabbro, Riebeck, Feldspar, Chert, Esker, Hal, Gossan, Marl, Tuff, Tephra, Galena, Moraine, Rutile, Spinel, Mica, Porphy, Arkose…). Decline where natural: Gabbrovi, s Riebeckom, Hala.

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2. Peoples & beings

English	Slovak	Status	Notes
Nomai (species & individual)	Nomai	🔒	Treat as indeclinable proper noun where possible; if declined, stem Nomaj- (Nomajovia pl., Nomajom). Keep spelling Nomai in nominative for consistency.
Hearthian(s)	Hearthian (sg.), Hearthiani (pl.)	❓	Adj. hearthiansky. Alt. considered: fully Slovak coinage — rejected for recognizability.
the Owlks (DLC, fan term)	Owlk (sg.), Owlkovia (pl.)	❓	The game never names them; community term. Keep as loanword.

3. Celestial bodies & places

Decision: meaningful, evocative names are translated (they read as flavor, not as labels); plain proper-noun place names are kept in English. All still ❓ review.

English	Slovak	Status	Notes
the Sun	Slnko	🔒
Sun Station	Slnečná stanica	🔒
Timber Hearth (home planet)	Timber Hearth	❓	Kept in English. Alt.: Drevený kozub — evocative but risky for a home-planet name.
The Attlerock (moon)	Attlerock	❓	Kept.
Brittle Hollow	Brittle Hollow	❓	Kept. Alt.: Krehká dutina.
Hollow's Lantern (moon)	Hollow's Lantern	❓	Kept. Alt.: Lampáš.
Hourglass Twins	Presýpacie dvojčatá	❓	Ember + Ash together.
Ember Twin	Žeravé dvojča	❓	ember = žeravý uhlík/pahreba.
Ash Twin	Popolavé dvojča	❓	ash = popol. Keep consistent with "Ash Twin Project" below.
Giant's Deep	Obrova hlbina	❓	Alt.: keep "Giant's Deep".
Dark Bramble	Temné tŕnie	❓	bramble = tŕnie/ostružina.
The Interloper (comet)	Votrelec	❓	interloper = votrelec.
Quantum Moon	Kvantový mesiac	🔒
White Hole / Black Hole	biela diera / čierna diera	🔒	Lowercase (common noun).
Black Hole Forge	Vyhňa čiernej diery	❓	forge = vyhňa.
The Stranger (DLC)	Cudzinec	❓	Alt.: keep "The Stranger".
Echoes of the Eye (DLC title)	Ozveny Oka	❓	DLC name; may also stay in English on store/menus.

4. Story, projects & artifacts

English	Slovak	Status	Notes
the Eye of the Universe	Oko vesmíru	🔒	Short form: Oko. Keep any color markup around "Eye".
the Eye (short)	Oko	🔒
Eye Signal	signál Oka	❓
Ash Twin Project	Projekt Popolavého dvojčaťa	❓	106 hits — high impact. If too long for UI, consider keeping "Ash Twin Project". Must match the "Ash Twin" choice above.
the Vessel (Nomai ship)	Plavidlo	❓	vessel = plavidlo.
Warp Core	warpové jadro	❓	Alt.: deformačné jadro.
Advanced Warp Core	pokročilé warpové jadro	❓
Ghost Matter	prízračná hmota	❓
the Nomai statue	socha Nomai	❓
supernova	supernova	🔒
the time loop	časová slučka	🔒

5. Tools, UI & systems

English	Slovak	Status	Notes
ship log	lodný denník	🔒
Rumor Mode (ship log)	režim fám	❓
Map Mode (ship log)	režim mapy	🔒
Signalscope	Signalscope	❓	Device name; kept. Alt.: Signáloskop.
Little Scout / Scout	Prieskumník	❓	The camera probe. Alt.: Skaut, sonda.
Scout Launcher	vrhač prieskumníka	❓	Match the "Scout" choice.
the Translator (Nomai)	Prekladač	🔒
Autopilot	autopilot	🔒
Landing Camera	pristávacia kamera	🔒

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6. Open questions (resolve during review)

1. Planet names — translate or keep? Section 3 currently mixes both (translate the evocative ones, keep the plain proper nouns). A native reviewer should confirm this reads naturally and isn't jarringly inconsistent. The single biggest downstream dependency is Ash Twin → Ash Twin Project (106 hits).
2. "Nomai" declension — keep fully indeclinable, or allow the Nomaj- stem in oblique cases? Affects many dialogue lines.
3. UI length — some Slovak renderings are longer than the English (e.g. Projekt Popolavého dvojčaťa). Verify against on-screen space in Phase 6/7; fall back to the English term where it overflows.
4. DLC titles (Echoes of the Eye, The Stranger) — translate in prose but possibly keep English where they function as a product/title.