Sufix -na v pomístních jménech v Čechách

• Authors: Pavel Štěpán

Title variants

EN

The suffix -na in Bohemian minor place names

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article provides an analysis of the various functions of the suffix -na in minor place names (names of unsettled geographical objects) from the territory of Bohemia. The individual types of formations are analysed, interpreted, and illustrated using typical examples. The analysed suffix is predominantly used for derivation from noun bases. The names derived from common nouns are classified into several groups according to their motivation. An important conclusion concerns the derivation of minor place names using the suffix -na from personal names. This suffix is used only exceptionally for creation of minor place names from verbal bases, while in common nouns this type of derivation is not rare. This phenomenon illustrates the specific character of proper names in comparison with common nouns.

Keywords

CS

funkce sufixů; pomístní jména; sufix -na; sufixace

EN

functions of suffixes; minor place names; suffix -na; suffixation

• Publisher: Institute of the Czech Language, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Naše řeč (Our Speech)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 98
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 79-90
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Pavel  Štěpán

• Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v. v. i., Letenská 123/4, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic