Doubts about the Croatian Noun "Pelud" Cover Image

Peludne dvojbe
Doubts about the Croatian Noun "Pelud"

Author(s): Sanda Ham
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Croatian Literature, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: Doubts; Croatian Noun "Pelud"; Croatian language; Linguistics;

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the origin and word formation of the Croatian word "pelud" (pollen). More specifically. it discusses the unjustified normative persecution of the word "pelud" as being a bohemism. The nature of two-gendered nouns of i-declination is discussed, with special reference to the two-gendered noun "pelud".

  • Issue Year: 51/2004
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-31
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Croatian