Etymologia polskich nazw postaci ludzkich rodzaju żeńskiego i męskiego parających się magią
Etymologia polskich nazw postaci ludzkich rodzaju żeńskiego i męskiego parających się magią

Author(s): Monika Grotek
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: etymology; the Polish language; magic; gender
Summary/Abstract: The article is a compilation of descriptions of the features of female and male human figures who practice magic. The author explains the etymology of the nomenclature used in reference to these features in the Polish language. The main object of interest in the analysis of the entries which describe the figures in various etymological dictionaries of the Polish language are semantic elements featured in their etyma which enable us to trace the differences and the similarities in the manner in which the peculiar features of women and men who engage in communion with the supernatural world are perceived.

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