The evolution of the name „Świdrygał” in the Polish language Cover Image

Losy imienia Świdrygiełły w polszczyźnie
The evolution of the name „Świdrygał” in the Polish language

Author(s): Grażyna Rytter
Contributor(s): Agnieszka Wierzbicka (Editor)
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: antroponyms; Polish-Lithuanian language contacts; Świdrygiełło

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the appellative Świdrygał and its formal varations used presently in the Masovian area and the Lesser Poland district. This is a Polish form of an old Lithuanian anthroponym Švitri‑gáila (Švitri‑gė́la).

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 191-198
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish