Folia onomastica Croatica, No. 19, 2010.
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An overview of the toponymy of Southwestern Popovo
Domagoj Vidović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-0237
Sažetak
On the basis of his field work, the author analyses more than 1 000 toponymic types in southwestern Popovo, the area between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Dubrovnik hinterland, which has been mentioned since the 12th century. This area has been exposed to great migrations due to which it has fewer inhabitants today than at the end of the 15th century. Place names reflect relief, animal and plant diversity and economic activities, as well as the importance of places in which water was found (especially in mountain areas). In this area there are remnants of pre-Roman (Papava, Tmor) and Dalmatian substrate (Gustijerna, Mirje, Pučina, Žukove bare). The most prominent adstrat layer is Turkish, which is even reflected in geographic terminology (perčin ‘steep peak’, surdup ‘canyon’) and which has influenced word formation. This influence is seen in numerous toponymyc semicompounds (e.g. Dukat kamenice, Pištet glavica, Pomaganje njiva). Due to frequent and ever-growing migrations the majority of toponyms which belong to the basic Croatian language layer are completely opaque to the people who in this area (e.g. Čajteši, Nereza, Okladca, Ostrog, Srba, Velja Vas).
Ključne riječi
toponymy; place names; names of settlements; hydronymy; Popovo
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79855
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Datum izdavanja:
29.12.2011.
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