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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.32914/i.53.1-2.1

GERMAN SURNAMES IN THE SOUTH-BOHEMIAN BORDERLAND AND THEIR WORD-FORMATION ASPECTS

Alena Jaklová ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic


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Abstract

This paper deals with the German surnames used by the inhabitants of the South- Bohemian border region and with their specific features. The first of these is the higher frequency of such surnames in the region (over 18 % in South Bohemia compared to the national average of about 13 %), the second aspect is their word-formation. In the process of integration of German surnames into the Czech language, the ending most commonly employed in South Bohemia turned out to be -a, followed by other productive suffixes, such as the diminutive suffixes -ek, -ík/-ik, -ka and -ko. The most productive suffixes employed at the national level were -ek, -ík (with variants) and -ák.

Keywords

South-Bohemian borderland; German surnames; frequency of German surnames; word-formation means of integration

Hrčak ID:

240169

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/240169

Publication date:

30.6.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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