DIVERGENTNOSŤ ETYMOLOGICKÝCH INTERPRETÁCIÍ NÁZVU RIEKY HORNÁD NA POZADÍ HISTORICKÉHO A ETNICKÉHO VÝVOJA

• Authors: Goótšová Andrea

Title variants

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Divergence of the etymologic interpretations of the Hornád River name on the background of the historical and ethnic development

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The author focuses attention on etymological interpretations of the Hornád River name that more (non)linguists have dealt with. By illustrating particular divergent concepts and consecutive (non)identification with them author clarifies the patchwork of many unsatisfactory interpretations. In demonstrating of own interpretation it took into consideration the historical development of the investigated site, the outcomes of recently realized archaeological research. The interpretation of Š. Ondruš was also very helpful. The author identifies with the theories endorsing the Slavonic origin of the river name, because she is confident that the coming foreign ethnics took over the existing and in the communication process working name which they subsequently adjusted and adapted to the sound needs of the given language. According to authors opinion the Hornád River acquired its name according to the appellative hora (gora) < adj. horný (gor-ъn-) with suffix -at:-ad, in a pre-historical reconstruction Gorъn-ad, Gornad.

Keywords

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HYDRONYMY; HORNAD RIVER; MOTIVATION; ETYMOLOGY; SLOVAKIA

• Publisher: Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
• Journal: Motus in verbo: časopis mladej vedeckej generácie
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 30 – 35

Contributors

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Goótšová Andrea