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Цигулка, гъдулка… and other names for ‘violin, fiddle’ in Bulgarian (in comparison to other Slavonic languages)This paper analyses names for ‘violin’ in Bulgarian, examined against a Slavonic background. A broader approach has been taken to these names, because the article concerns not only the “classic” violin, but also the folk instruments (fiddles), which have different names in Bulgarian (and...
Towards an etymology of some old-Russian chronicle toponyms (12th–16th century)In this article, new etymologies are proposed for several Old Russian chronicle toponyms: Vĭlěna: Slav. *vĭl- 'surge'; Vŭrgolŭ: the onomatopoeic stem vŭrg-, richly represented in Russian dialects; Losna: *lŭskĭnŭ(jĭ) 'shining'; Neščerda: the prefix Ne- + the frequent Baltic toponymical stem skerd-; Tunegŭ: *touk-n-'fertile'...
The phrase zbić z pantałyku ‘to perplex, shatter somebody’s confidence’The article concerns the East-Slavic linguistic influence on Polish in the second half of the nineteenh century as exemplified by the meaning of the phrase zbić z pantałyku. Today’s meaning of the phrase is associated with another phraseologism zbić z tropu ‘to throw [lit. knock] off trace,’ which originates from the hunting...
Report from the conference Symposium etymologicum. Tracing etymological thoughtThe article is a report from the conference Symposium etymologicum. Śladami myśli etymologicznej (Symposium etymologicum. Tracing etymological thought), which was held in Kraków on 27–29 May 2016. The Symposium etymologicum is a recurring international conference focusing on diachronic linguistics and especially etymology,...
Review: Ľubor Králik, Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny, VEDA, vydavateľstvo SAV – Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV, Bratislava 2015, 700 pp.The article is a review of Ľubor Králik’s etymological dictionary, the first one of this kind devoted entirely to the Slovak language. Rec.: Ľubor Králik, Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny, VEDA, vydavateľstvo SAV – Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta...
Annalistic oikonymy as a source for reconstruction of the Old Russian vocabularyAmong about 1,000 place names mentioned in the Old Russian chronicles (within the borders of contemporary Russia), there are 19 ones that are derived from stems non-attested as apellatives in the Old Russian written sources. The vast majority of them can be reconstructed by comparison with words of modern East Slavic languages...
Archaic Animal Husbandry Terminology of Slavic Origin in the Romanian LanguageThis article analyses a number of Romanian dialectal words and expressions associated with: (1) coat colours of farm animals, like ‘black’, ‘pied’, ‘spotted white’, ‘piebald’ and ‘light brown’; and (2) different types of sheep earmarks. The study indicates that many archaic terms used to denote these meanings are Slavic...
Oleksandr Mel′nychuk as an Etymologist and ComparatistOleksandr Mel′nychuk (1921–1997) made a great contribution to the theory and methodology of historical-comparative studies of genetically related languages. His work mainly concerned three areas: the word family approach to the study of Slavic, Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages, the theory of monoglottogenesis, and the historical typology...
On the Role of the Inner Form of the Word in Historical Translations of the Bible into Slavic LanguagesThis article investigates the role of the inner form of the word in the process of translation, which is seen as a mediated form of verbal creation. Although the process of both oral and written translation has been traditionally viewed as entirely synchronic (i.e. unaffected by the deep layers of...
Asterisked Entries in the Proto‑Slavic Dictionary (Słownik prasłowiański, 1974–2001), edited by Franciszek Sławski Volumes 5–8 of the Proto-Slavic Dictionary (Słownik prasłowiański, 1974–2001), edited by Franciszek Sławski, include 116 asterisked entries; 109 of them concern the Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages (Ėtimologicheskiĭ slovarʹ slavianskikh iazykov, 1974–2018), edited by O. N....
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