Pirmojo lietuviško aritmetikos uždavinyno terminai
Terms of the first Lithuanian exercise book of arithmetic

Summary/Abstract: Uźduotinas, tai ira Rankius uźduocziu Aritmetikos arba Rokundos mokslo (Exercise book, or a selection of tasks of arithmetic or of the science of calculation) by Jonas Spudulis published in 1885 is the first printed Lithuanian exercise book of arithmetic. The book in 80 pages has three chapters, a list of solutions to the tasks (Atsakai), a multiplication table (Lentelē (tobliczia) dauginimo), an appendix which includes names of various measures and a small glossary of terms Nekurie nepriprasti žodžiai (Some unusual words).This article deals with over 200 general terms, interdisciplinary terms and terms of mathematics used in Uźduotinas.Spudulis tried to use Lithuanian vocabulary in Uźduotinas. A characteristic feature of this exercise book is the large number of one-word and complex terms which are of the Lithuanian origin. Foreign origin terms in this book most frequently are used to name measures.The biggest group of terms researched are one-word terms (64,5% of all terms). 60,5% of them are words of Lithuanian origin, 36,4% – non-Lithuanian origin and 3,1% – hybrids.Complex terms in two and three words make up about one third of terms researched. The subordinate components of these terms (adjectives and participles) are indefinite, but occasionally definite forms were used to name specific concepts.Synonymy and variability are not characteristic to Uźduotinas. There is a comparatively small number of synonymous one-word and complex terms. Only a few cases of phonetic or orthographical variants were found.The majority of terms researched were included in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian), nonetheless some terms (or their meanings) have not been recorded.

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