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Toponymic System as a Resource to Explore the Ancient History of a Region: the Case of Khakassia [PDF]
The article addresses a number of issues related to the origins of hydronyms in Southern Siberia, primarily in Khakassia. The author adopts the earlier proposed theory, according to which the aboriginal ethnic groups of Southern Siberia, belonging mainly
Andrey D. Kaksin
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On Hydronymic Catalogues Composition Principles: Cataloguing of Hydronyms of the Msta River Basin
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. The authors argue that, in comparison with alphabetized hydronymic dictionaries, hydronymic catalogues have some obvious advantages for onomastic lexicography.
Valery L. Vasilyev, Nina N. Vikhrova
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Some polish equivalents of lithuanian oeconyms and hydronyms: some issues of translation. [PDF]
This bachelor's thesis presents the results of the translation correctness issues between Lithuanian oeconyms and hydronyms and their Polish equivalents. The first part of the thesis covers the theory of oeconyms and hydronyms.
Greitiun-Minakovska, Augustyna,
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The Mechanisms of Rendering Lithuanian Proper Names in Belorussian-Lithuanian Chronicles
The article examines the strategies of rendering Lithuanian proper names in fifteen Belorussian-Lithuanian chronicles created in the 14th–18th centuries. Thirteen of them are written in the literary language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, based on East
Sofya A. Afanasyeva
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Renaming of Natural Features in the Kaliningrad Region
The paper describes a large-scale renaming of water bodies, forests, natural boundaries, and landforms on the territory of the former North-East Prussia after becoming a part of the USSR.
Olga V. Peteshova
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Víznevekből metonimikusan keletkezett magyar településnevek
Hungarian names of settlements developed from hydronyms via metonymy The Hungarian names of settlements in the Carpathian Basin involved in this analysis form a homogeneous group from several aspects.
Ferenc Bíró
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Vakhsh as a Hydronym of the Amu Darya
It is known that the Amu Darya is considered a major river that has played an important role in the social-economic life of the people of Central Asia. Historically, the Amu Darya has been called by different names. It is analyzed this process based on sources in this article.
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SPELLING PROBLEMS OF TOPONYMS (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE SYSTEM OF PLACE NAMES IN ZAPORIZHZHIAN-NADAZOVIA REGION) [PDF]
The purpose of this article is description of system of place names in Zaporizhzhian-Nadazovia region concerning the features of etymology and spelling.
Valentina M. Pacheva
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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. With reference to some typological and physicogeographic data, the author points to a flaw in the etymological reconstruction made by Khelimsky, who ascribes the ...
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Flowing With the Flow: Euphony of Hydronyms From Quantitative and Sociological Perspectives
The paper focuses on the euphonic character of hydronyms, which is researched from two perspectives. The corpus comprises two sets of Czech river, pond, and spring names taken from the Ostravice river basin (the Moravian-Silesian Region), and the Morava ...
Místecký, Michal +1 more
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