Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.15291/csi.4300

Etymological Notes on the Lexicon of Marine Fauna in Central Dalmatia

Hrvoje Bazina ; University of Zadar, Center for Adriatic Onomastics and Ethnolinguistics, Zadar, Croatia *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Croatian folk lexicon of marine fauna has been extensively
documented and etymologically analyzed, especially thanks
to Vojmir Vinja, author of Jadranska fauna and Jadranske
etimologije. However, there is still room for revisions and
new etymological proposals. Based on the recent fieldwork
data and areal distribution of certain lexotypes in Central
Dalmatia, this paper offers three new etymologies (kudȉja
‘Cerithium vulgatum’, sálak ‘Palaemon serratus’, smàčina
‘Phycis sp.’) and two revisions of the previous etymological
proposals (dȕgnja ‘Coris julis’, gàrgaša ‘Pinna nobilis’).

Keywords

etymology; marine fauna; lexicon; motivation; Central Dalmatia

Hrčak ID:

312250

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/312250

Publication date:

28.12.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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