What Place Names Tell us about our Ancestors’ Relations to Trees

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

What Place Names Tell us about our Ancestors’ Relations to Trees

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The aim of this paper is to explore what information place names can give us about our ancestors’ relations to trees. The research is based on a corpus of more than 10,000 tree-motivated non-settlement names from Bohemia (the western half of the Czech Republic). Three categories have been established, covering the areas to which the names are most often related: (1) everyday life: the use of trees for orientation, identification of places and marking property boundaries, trees planted at crossroads and along roads (Za břízama ‘Behind the birch trees’), (2) spiritual life: trees planted near Christian wayside shrines, pictures of saints hanging on trees (U kříže pod kaštanem ‘By the cross under the horse chestnut tree’), (3) commemoration of events and anniversaries: tree-related tragic events and legends, planting of memorial trees (U Hamplova dubu ‘By Hampl’s oak’, a forest-name related to a person who died after falling from the oak). Finally, the issue of diminutives is discussed, suggesting that they have often been used in the names to express the name-giver’s positive emotions towards a particular tree. The research confirms that trees had great relevance for our ancestors since they were related to many aspects of their lives, ranging from everyday matters to events of historical significance.

Název v anglickém jazyce

What Place Names Tell us about our Ancestors’ Relations to Trees

Popis výsledku anglicky

The aim of this paper is to explore what information place names can give us about our ancestors’ relations to trees. The research is based on a corpus of more than 10,000 tree-motivated non-settlement names from Bohemia (the western half of the Czech Republic). Three categories have been established, covering the areas to which the names are most often related: (1) everyday life: the use of trees for orientation, identification of places and marking property boundaries, trees planted at crossroads and along roads (Za břízama ‘Behind the birch trees’), (2) spiritual life: trees planted near Christian wayside shrines, pictures of saints hanging on trees (U kříže pod kaštanem ‘By the cross under the horse chestnut tree’), (3) commemoration of events and anniversaries: tree-related tragic events and legends, planting of memorial trees (U Hamplova dubu ‘By Hampl’s oak’, a forest-name related to a person who died after falling from the oak). Finally, the issue of diminutives is discussed, suggesting that they have often been used in the names to express the name-giver’s positive emotions towards a particular tree. The research confirms that trees had great relevance for our ancestors since they were related to many aspects of their lives, ranging from everyday matters to events of historical significance.

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J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Onomastica Uralica

ISSN

1586-3719

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Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

19

Stát vydavatele periodika

HU - Maďarsko

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

147-158

Kód UT WoS článku

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