On the Variants (of form) of Toponyms focusing on Hydronyms in the Lower Ipoly Valley Cover Image

Alsó-Ipoly mente helyneveinek (alak)változatairól, különös tekintettel a vízzel kapcsolatos megnevezésekre
On the Variants (of form) of Toponyms focusing on Hydronyms in the Lower Ipoly Valley

Author(s): Gábor Lőrincz
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: hydronyms; name borrowing; toponyms; transfer operations; variants

Summary/Abstract: In my paper I deal with the Hungarian–Slovak and the Hungarian–Hungarian variants of toponyms focusing on hydronyms and on denominations connected with water in dolné Poiplie. I study those Hungarian–Slovak pairs wherein a simple phonological borrowing appears (e.g.: Ipoly/Ipeľ) or those wherein a partial phonological alteration (e.g.: Helemba ~ Chľaba) occurs. I also study those pairs in which the Slovak language borrows a denomination in a way that the pronunciation stays similar to the Hungarian one but the meaning of the name is different (e.g.: Szakállas ~ Sokolce). In the case of Hungarian–Hungarian denominations I concentrate on those pairs in which the difference in form is minimal, and next to them those ones where one of the elements is likely to have emerged by misunderstanding, the meaning of the words is reanalyzed resembling a more familiar morpheme in folk etymology (e.g.: Ipolyszékek – Ipolyszélek).

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 86-101
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian