Review article
The names of sheep, goats and pigs in the Republic of Croatia throughout history
Petar Džaja
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Magdalena Palić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
*
Stipe Ćenan
Ivan Križek
Tomislav Žorat
Krešimir Severin
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The articles presented here describe the names of sheep, goats and pigs, and how they were spelt and pronounced, in the Republic of Croatia and in some parts of its diaspora (Herzegovina) through history. Kurelac (1867) counted 178 different names for sheep and 84 names derived from them, 150 different names for goats, and 154 names derived from them, and 62 different names for pigs, in the areas of Slavonia, Zagorje, Primorje and Istria. Zovko (1896) brought together 24 names for sheep, 25 basic names for goats, and 17 names derived from them, in the area of Herzegovina. Kadić (1965) collected 32 names for boars and 49
names for sows in Slavonia. Prohaska (1917) described 42 names for sheep. In the same way as the names of cows and horses previously described, for all these animal species names are given on the basis of their physical appearance, the colour of their hair, their behaviour, their date of birth, or names are based on the characteristics of other animals or names related to plants, and other characteristics.
Keywords
names; sheep; goats; pigs; history; Republic of Croatia
Hrčak ID:
323790
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Publication date:
16.12.2024.
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