Sudėtiniai Lietuvos drimonimai: asmenvardiniai, hidroniminiai, toponiminiai

ENThe article investigates 2124 composite Lithuanian drimonyms of persona! hydronymic, and toponymic origin taken from "Lithuanian Forest Onomastics" (part 1,1985). In order to investigate the layer of Lithuanian composite drimonyms, descriptive, statistical, and mathematical methods are applied. The researched material is structured; drimonyms are classified into semantic groups, their formation and etymology are discussed. Composite drimonyms of personal origin, according to the first syllable of the word, are distinguished and discussed as follows: first of all, masculine singular names, masculine plural names, then feminine singular names. Drimonyms of hidronymic origin, according to the first syllable, are discussed as follows: first of all, names of lakes, then names of ivers. Drimonyms of toponymic origin, according to the first syllable of the word, are discussed in the following groups: names of villages, names of granges, and names of large and small cities. Having investigated all origin composite drimonyms of personal hydronymic, and toponymic, one can state the fact that composite drimonyms of toponymic origin dominate (1283,84 per cent). This article is an introductory research into composite drimonyms because it is important to include appelative drimonyms, left outside the scope of this research, as well.