As references to foreign hydronymies have shown, this semantic structure and development is not confined to Scotland or to the British Isles.
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Hydronymy
Synonyms for "hydronymy"
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Translations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Czech
1 entries- hydronymika noun (naming of water bodies)
Greek
1 entries- υδρονυμία noun (naming of water bodies)
Polish
1 entries- hydronymia noun (naming of water bodies)
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In hydronymy there are many pairs of river names such as Eau Blanche/Eau Noire in France, Blanc Ruxel/Noir Ruisseau in the Vosges, France, Beli Iskdr/Cerni Iskdr in Bulgaria, Crisul Alb/Crisul Negru in Romania.
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Hydronymy marks the most conservative feature of toponomastics. By hydronymy earlier strata of a population might be identified and the movements of prehistoric peoples can be observed assessing the spread of the hydronymy associated with them.
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