PLACE NAMES OF THE SOKÓLSKI DISTRICT WITH THE SUFFIX -ICHA Cover Image

Nazwy terenowe powiatu sokólskiego z sufiksem -icha
PLACE NAMES OF THE SOKÓLSKI DISTRICT WITH THE SUFFIX -ICHA

Author(s): Alina Filinowicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: microtoponyms; toponym form; linguistic hybrid; Polish-Belorussian border territory; Baltic elements

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the microtoponyms of the Sokólski district formed by the addition ofthe suffix -icha. The author describes the productivity of the suffix with regards to place namesof possessive, relational and topographic forms. The formative roots of microtoponyms, such as:names, surnames, and nicknames are presented. Moreover, the semantic and formative analyzes areconducted. The derivation base and the toponym form of the analyzed names may come from one ormore languages, such as: Polish and Belorussian, Polish and Lithuanian, Lithuanian and Belorussian.Therefore, these are homogenous formations as well as hybrids.

  • Issue Year: 2/2014
  • Issue No: XVI
  • Page Range: 15-24
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish