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The article deals with the etymological analysis of the mythonym Ockopirmus found in the Yatvigian Book. The etiology of the mythologeme is justified by the diversification of the authentic and innovative (i.e., late) ethno-mythological features predetermined by the convergence process. In summing up the results of the examination of the mythonym Ockopirmus, the following main conclusion is proposed:...
W niniejszym artykule, odwołując się do analizy etymologicznej, przedstawiona jest nowa hipoteza o pochodzeniu nazwisk mitologicznych pruskich Worskaito / Borsskayto (S. Grunau), oraz Jaćwingów – Wourschkaite (Książeczka Sudawska). Przywołana analiza dotyczy opisu derywacji i rozwoju semantycznego tych mitonimów. Podsumowując wyniki tej analizy, można stwierdzić, że nazwiska mitologiczne Worskaito...
The article deals with the so-called phenomenon of Azazel, i.e. the scapegoat icon, examples of which can be found in the Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language and in dialectal sources. Its relics are also traced in three-day Shrovetide rites before the Lenten fast, which begins on Ash Wednesday (Shrove Tuesday in Lithuania), and in the Easter feast from Pievenai in Samogitia (the histrionic so-called...
The article examines the methodology and criteria of identification of Polish loan words in Lithuanian. Also etymology, peculiar developments, and trends in the infiltration of these borrowings are discussed. The following conclusions are proposed based on our analysis: 1) Polonisms in Lithuanian can be divided into three groups, based on the principles of (α) establishing the primary source of the...
The article presents a build-up schedule for two types of dictionaries of Polish loan words in Lithuanian, which are going to be prepared in the Institute of the Lithuanian Language (Vilnius). The first type is designed for populace needs. Given the specificity of its intended use, its structure will be just a rudimentary one. The other type is going to be a scholarly lexicon, designated for academics...
The etymology of the Russian dialectal lexeme aнчуткаThe article deals with the etymological analysis of Russ. dial. анчýтка 'devil, demon; Antichrist; hobgoblin, water-sprite, familiar, sylvan; trollop; poor person; pickle; curse'. The precondition is made, that it reflects multipartite derivative: prefix Russ. на-+ radix Russ. чуд- [with secondary -m- (phonetic recording) instead of etymological...
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