Two Serbian Place Names Ending in -iš of Romanian Origin: Mriš and Dešiška
Two Serbian Place Names Ending in -iš of Romanian Origin: Mriš and Dešiška
Author(s): Aleksandar LomaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Balkanološki institut - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti
Keywords: suffix; Romanian toponymy; Vlach population;
Summary/Abstract: The suffix -iş is among the most productive in Romanian toponymy, and is mostly used for deriving drymonyms (names of forests) with the name of a tree as their usual derivational stem. (Micro)toponyms of the kind are frequent in the parts of Serbia with a Romanian-speaking (Vlach) population, but they also occur where there have been no Vlachs for centuries...
Journal: BALCANICA
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 57-65
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
