Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21857/yl4okfln59

Godfather, Godmother, and Their Derivatives in the Local Dialect of Sveta Marija

Anđela Frančić ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Abstract

The paper analyzes the terms kum [godfather] and kuma [godmother] and their
derivatives in the local dialect of Sveta Marija in Međimurje. An examination of
the oldest surviving baptismal registers shows that children were rarely named
after their godparents. Comparing the occurrence of the terms kum / kuma and
their derivatives in the local dialect of Sveta Marija with the lexical material found
in dictionaries of the Međimurje dialects and in the Rječnik govora Podravskih
Sesveta [A Dictionary of the Local Dialect of Podravske Sesvete], it is concluded
that only the terms kum and kuma are common to the lexical fund of all the
compared dialects. It is observed that the Rječnik rodbinskih naziva [A Dictionary
of Family Relationships] unjustifiably lacks the two-word connection krizmani
kum / krizmana kuma [confirmation sponsor].

Keywords

godparent; confirmation sponsor; pilgrimage godparent; wedding witness; local dialect of Sveta Marija

Hrčak ID:

269224

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/269224

Publication date:

27.12.2021.

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