Publication details
Kámen v pomístních jménech Moravy a Slezska
| Title in English | The stone in Moravian and Silesian Minor Place Names |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta onomastica |
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| Keywords | anoikonyms, minor place names, structure type, motivation, stone, rock |
| Description | The stone is a significant part of landscape, hence the common noun stone is used as a base for a plenty of anoikonyms in all languages. This paper deals with Moravian and Silesian minor place names containing Czech noun kámen (stone, in dialects rock too). In the first part, dialect forms of the respective names are described. Then the autor deals with structural types of the names and frequency of these types. Finally variability and motivation are explored. |