Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

#Hiidtamme (Hiidtamm)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Raudalu
Giant oak. The #hiid > #hiie (see next entry), #hiidtamm > #hiietamm relation is interesting: it is quite likely that simply becoming large, over human generations, gives it ‘sacred’ qualities too. See #Tamme.
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

They then grow through the following stages – #jugu (stunted), #taru (hive/buzzing), #väike (small), #siire (transitional), #suur (large), #kasa (large-heap), #hiid (giant) and #rait (colossal [over 5M for towns])
#UrbanDevelopment #Linnaarendus
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