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The Origin of the Folklore Hydronym Apolevta [PDF]
Voprosy Onomastiki, 2020 In their article devoted to hydronyms in the oral and handwritten charms of the North Russian, T. A. Agapkina, E. L. Berezovich, and O. D. Surikova comment on the name of a fiery river Apolevta assuming that there may exist two copies of the text.
Alina S. Alekseeva
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On the Hydronym Kenozero [PDF]
Вопросы ономастики, 2011 The article puts forward a new etymological interpretation of the Kenozero toponym, functioning as a unifying name for a number of lakes in the Russian North, Karelia and Leningrad Region.
Kamill P. Volskiy
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The Croatian Hydronym and Choronym Líka and its Presumed Relatives Lech, Liẽkė, etc
Folia Onomastica Croatica, 2023 The Croatian hydronym and choronym Lika is often mentioned together with the hydronym Lech (Austria, Bavaria) and with a group of Lithuanian and Latvian hydronyms and other toponyms and appellatives. They are all presumed to be based on the PIE root *(h1)
Harald Bichlmeier
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Cogent Arts and HumanitiesHydronym, which pertains to the study of the names of rivers and riversheds, has a crucial role in maintaining the harmony of aquatic ecosystems and in preserving the biodiversity of rivers, swamps, lakes, forests, and even the sea.
Evi Maha Kastri +2 more
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On Hydronymic Catalogues Composition Principles: Cataloguing of Hydronyms of the Msta River Basin [PDF]
Вопросы ономастики, 2015 The article presents a brief review of the few Russian hydronymic catalogues (relating to the basins of the Don, Oka, Svir and other rivers) based on the hydrographic principle.
Valery L. Vasilyev, Nina N. Vikhrova
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HYDRONYMS OF ADYGEA AS A SOURCE OF ETHNOCULTURAL INFORMATION
Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2023 The article is devoted to the study of a group of regional hydronyms that have lost their connection with the appellative. It is established that the study of the etymology, semantics of a hydronym, the definition of its original appearance is impossible
Elena A. Sokur +2 more
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An Exploration of River Names in China
Names, 2023 As a subtype of toponym, hydronyms reflect people’s perception, understanding, and contemplation of waterbodies. With data collected from authoritative gazetteers, this study classifies the names of 189 major rivers distributed across Mainland China ...
Yuan Sun, Xiangyong Jiang
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Acta Humanitarica Academiae Saulensis, 2023 The article newly actualizes the etymology of the hydronyms Ketvergio upalis, Neknupis, Plocis, Rikinė, Župė / Župis, situated in Klaipėda Region. Given the typology of the indicated morphophonetic changes in the word structure – change of the ...
Rolandas Kregždys
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 239-254, February 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT The Mau Forest Complex is Kenya's largest fragment of Afromontane forest, providing critical ecosystem services, and has been subject to intense land use changes since colonial times. It forms the upper catchment of rivers that drain into major drainage networks, thus supporting the livelihoods of millions of Kenyans and providing important ...
Esther N. Githumbi +2 more
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Hydronyms in Ocna Șugatag commune, Maramureș county [PDF]
Diacronia, 2018 The article is an analysis of hydronyms from Ocna Șugatag, Maramureș county and it represents a part of a larger research on Maramuseș toponymy. Settled on a hilly area, at the foot of Gutîi mountains, on Mara river, the boundaries of the four localities
Adelina Emilia Mihali
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