Klaudiusz Elian o nazwach młodych zwierząt („De natura animalium” VII 47)
Claudius Aelianus on the names of young animals (On the Characteristics of Animals VII 47)
Author(s): Elwira KaczyńskaSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: animal terminology; etymology; Greek language; vocabulary; word-formation.
Summary/Abstract: In his work entitled On the Characteristics of Animals (VII 47), Claudius Aelianus discusses numerousAncient Greek names of wild animals, especially their young. He registers as many as 18 different appellativesreferring to young animals as well as ten poetic or dialectal terms for mature ones. The aim of the present studyis to analyze the Ancient Greek words denoting young animals quoted by the Roman writer from the viewpointof etymology and word-formation.
Journal: Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 33-48
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish
