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Употребление омеги в украинских рукописях XVI века
The use of omega in Ukrainian manuscripts of the 16th century

Author(s): Mihály Kocsis
Subject(s): Language studies, Phonetics / Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, 16th Century
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Slavic linguistics; the Ukrainian language; history of language; orthography;

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article examines a few 16th century Ukrainian manuscripts kept in Hungary with the intention of finding the reasons for the writing of the omega. He comes to the conclusion that the use of this Greek letter is mostly explained by orthographic motives, but it can also reflect the lengthening of the etymological voice o.

  • Issue Year: 52/2007
  • Issue No: 1(2)
  • Page Range: 235-240
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian