East Baltic terms for ‘wolverine’ and ‘mink’
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Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
East Baltic terms for ‘wolverine’ and ‘mink’
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In the Journal:
Linguistica Baltica. 2001, vol. 9, p. 163-167
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Summary / Abstract:
ENThe Lithuanian and Latvian terms for two mustclids formerly found in the Baltic, the wolverine and the mink, arc analyzed. Lith. ernis, -io ‘wolverine’ is seen to derive from IE *er-/or-/r}- "... erregen (auch seelisch, ärgern, reizen)’, in reference to the beast’s temperament. Latv. ämrija ‘wolverine; glutton’ is a compound the first element of which is reflected in Lith. dial, ómoti ‘kimšti, godžiai valgyti’. Lith. audinė, audine (асе. sg. audinę) ‘(European) mink’ is derived from the IE root for ‘water’.
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1230-3984
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Related Publications:
Lietuvių kalbos žodynas (t. I-XX, 1941-2002): elektroninis variantas. Vilnius : Lietuvių kalbos institutas, 2005 (atnaujinta versija, 2018). 1 elektroninis išteklius (online).
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