Original scientific paper

On structure of animal names

Mate Šimundić

Abstract

Zoonyms, i. e. animal names, can be divided into 15 basic groups, some of which consist of several subgroups. The simplest are names based on contrasts: domestic -wild, little -big, etc. Some animals got their names according to the organs of the body or parts of plants and their parts. Sometimes a decisive factor in forming a zoonym was the colour of the hide or the feathers of the animal. Some animal groups were named according to the food they consume, the places where they live or the periods when they appear in some areas.

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Hrčak ID:

183878

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/183878

Publication date:

1.11.1979.

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