Names for ’bellflower (Campanula)’ in Udmurt Dialects Cover Image

Названия травянистого растения колокольчик (Cam­panula) в удмуртских диалектах
Names for ’bellflower (Campanula)’ in Udmurt Dialects

Author(s): Olga Arzamazova
Subject(s): Finno-Ugrian studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Udmurt dialects; bellflower (Campanula); areal distribution; naming principles; etymology;

Summary/Abstract: The Udmurt dialectal names of a bellflower (Campanula) are discussed. The areal distribution of the bellflower names is outlined, their derivational structure is analyzed, the etymological characteristics of their components are given and the basic naming principles are defined. There are many disyllabic words used as components of the bellflower names in Udmurt dialects. The most productive pattern of word-formation is ”noun + noun”. These words have mainly been formed on native basis. All of them date from the period of independent development of the Udmurt language. The dialectal variants of the words ku̯akagi̮rli̮ and gi̮rli̮śaśka have the widest distribution.

  • Issue Year: LIII/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 186-196
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian