| Title: |
NAMES OF THREE BALTIC COUNTRIES -- LITHUANIA, LATVIA AND ESTONIA. |
| Authors: |
BALODE, Laimute |
| Source: |
Studii şi Cercetări de Onomastică şi Lexicologie; 2021, Vol. 14 Issue 1/2, p25-35, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
TOPONYMY |
| Geographic Terms: |
LITHUANIA; LATVIA; ESTONIA |
| Abstract (English): |
This article -- based on historical and linguistic data -- summarizes the origin of the names of the three Baltic countries-- Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. This is a short overview of hypotheses for possible origins of these names. As typically, ethnonyms are closely connected with the names of the territories or countries, genetically closest Baltic nations --Lithuanians and Latvians -- most likely got their names from local hydronyms -- river names. Though it is characteristic that the localization of the designated rivers is still being discussed. The origin of the name of the Estonians is rather opaque and has many different hypotheses. However, the origin Old Germanic or Old Baltic etymon is considered more credible. The article also introduces the contemporary names of these three countries (endonyms as well as exonyms) used in other languages of the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): |
Cet article - basé sur des données historiques et linguistiques - résume l'origine des noms des trois pays baltes -- Lituanie, Lettonie, Estonie. C'est une courte présentation générale des hypothèses sur les origines possibles de ces noms. Comme d'habitude les ethnonymes sont étroitement liés aux noms des territoires ou des pays, les pays baltes plus proches du point de vue génétique -- les Lituaniens et les Lettons -- tirent très probablement leurs noms d'hydronymes locaux - les noms de rivières, bien qu'il soit caractéristique que la localisation des rivières désignées soit toujours en cours de discussion. L'origine du nom Estoniansis est plutôt opaque et repose sur de nombreuses hypothèses différentes. Cependant, l'origine de l'étymon Old Germanic ou Old Baltic est considérée comme plus crédible. L'article présente également les noms contemporains de ces trois pays (endonymes ainsi que exonymes) utilisés dans d'autres langues du monde. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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