Talk:dero

Etymology 2: are they robots or not?
The ety names robot but the definition doesn't mention that. Equinox ◑ 22:56, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia says "Those ancients also abandoned some of their own offspring here, a minority of whom remained noble and human "Teros", while most degenerated over time into a population of mentally impaired sadists known as "Deros"—short for "detrimental robots". Shaver's "robots" were not mechanical constructs, but were robot-like due to their savage behavior."--Prosfilaes (talk) 02:05, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

RFV discussion: December 2018–January 2019
Rfv-sense One of a group of underground subhumans who kidnap humans for torture and food. All of the current cites are specifically referring to the original fictional source. Is this used generically? - TheDaveRoss  23:49, 20 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Please don't tag words for RFV in a minor edit; that's definitely a major edit.
 * I have no idea what Harold A. Skaarup is going on about in the quote from his work. They're also used in D&D and Pathfinder -- see Derro (Dungeons & Dragons) -- but spelled with two r's.--Prosfilaes (talk) 00:36, 21 December 2018 (UTC)


 * While there are a number of cites, they are either mentions or they refer to Richard Shaver -- I am not at all convinced that this meets WI:fiction. Kiwima (talk) 20:17, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 22:35, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

German
one of the meanings given for this German word, is that it is a plural feminine; since German does not distinguish between genders in the plural, I assume this is a mistake, and it is hard to determine what it means by a plural of der in the first place? I am also adding the alternate form dere, which is used for example in Luther's bible and appears in Grimm. Eric Schiefelbein (talk) 13:53, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing out that mistake. I indeed meant genitive plural. /mof.va.nes/ (talk) 13:57, 12 January 2020 (UTC)