Talk:Pilsner Urquell/Archives/2015

Etymology
The German name "Pilsner Urquell" is a literal translation of the Czech name "Plzensky Prazdroj". The prefix Ur- means the same as Czech Pra-, something which is very very old, which was here before the civilization. It might also mean an origin of something. Unfortunately I dont think English has any equivalent to this. Compare Wald/les/forest with Urwald/prales/primaeval forest. So I would prefer to translate Prazdroj/Urquell as a "old source" rather than "original source". Ironically if you translate name of the beer brand from Prague (Staropramen) into German or English, you will end up with the same word - Urquell/old source. What a coincidence! 17:41, 12 May 2005 (UTC) Originally, "Plzensky Prazdroj" is a literal translation of "Pilsner Urquell"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.245.80.166 (talk) 18:08, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I've taken a stab at a slight copyedit; we have the same words in Afrikaans (being a Germanic language too), so I've tried to keep the meaning intact. Dewet 15:17, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

I think that some guidance with pronunciation is appropriate here. I'm not exactly sure how "Urquell" ought to be prounuced in this usage, but I think it's something like: ooohr-KWell. Many Americans who are used to Spanish pronunciations say uhr-KELL, and might even think it's a spanish word, I think.
 * I'm not a native German speaker, but I like to think I can pronounce German. It's definitely "kwell", not "kell". J I P  | Talk 18:45, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

What exactly does the Chapelle Show have to do with Pilsner Urquell? I'm removing the link to 'Samuel Jackson Beer'


 * The latest changes have changed the POV to that of the Pilzner Urquell with use of the word we. It should be changed to a third person reference.--CSvBibra 14:59, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I have removed that part, and the contact details, from the article. J I P  | Talk 17:53, 5 April 2007 (UTC)