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Míšeň nebo Meissen?
Míšeň or Meissen?

Author(s): Ivan Lutterer
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: onomastics; exonyms

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on Czech exonyms, i.e. vernacular Czech forms of foreign toponyms, which are classified into five categories: (1) Czech (and international) exonyms displaying no resemblance to the original foreign-language names; (2) exonyms based on the original foreign-language forms which are substantially changed; (3) names preserving the original bases with changed endings; (4) exonyms with changes exclusively in spelling; (5) exonyms based on full or partial translation of the official foreign-language name.

  • Issue Year: XLVII/2006
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 337-340
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Czech