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 Translation for 'etymology' from English to Russian
NOUN1   an etymology | etymologies
NOUN2   etymology | -
линг.наука
этимология {ж}
etymology
линг.
народная этимология {ж}
folk etymology
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Translation for 'etymology' from English to Russian

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etymology
этимология {ж}линг.наука

folk etymology
народная этимология {ж}линг.
Usage Examples English
  • Like classical etymology, Medieval Christian etymology drew tenuous connections between superficially similar words, but exegetical etymology was radically new in what it then did with the connections.
  • This etymology is supported by the etymology of Mungrisdale, through which the river flows, featuring the same meaning from Norse.
  • A fanciful etymology was given for the name "Oberon" by Charles Mackay in his book "The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe" along with many other theories on words found in the English language that have not found mainstream acceptance.
  • "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" also gives an alternative etymology, and states its origin from "French, "bas billon", (debased copper money)", but this is a kind of speculative folk-etymology.
  • His main fields of study were philology and etymology. His "Dictionary of Etymology" was published in 1857. He was a founding member of the Philological Society.

  • Iset or Aset is an Ancient Egyptian name, meaning "(She) of the throne". It was the name of the goddess better known by her Greek name Isis. For its etymology see Isis – Etymology.
  • When comparing the simpler and more comprehensive OED etymology with the CDE etymology, modern linguists have expressed dissatisfaction with the CDE version.
  • An alternative etymology from the 1947 Burmese encyclopedia derives Bago (ပဲခူး) from Wanpeku (...) as a shortening of Where the Hinthawan Ducks Graze (...).
  • The last etymology, appearing in the invented languages Quendi and Eldar, derives "Balrog" as the Sindarin translation of the Quenya form "Valarauko" (Demon of Might).
  • An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed.

  • The etymology of "Τiτᾶνες" ("Titanes") is uncertain.
  • Nada is a feminine given name found with the etymology of 'hope' in South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, and the etymology of 'dew' in Arabic-speaking countries.
  • The word "sgouros" means "curly-haired" in medieval Greek and is of uncertain etymology. According to Adamantios Korais the etymology is from the Greek word "gyros" (round).
  • Despite being repeated in several non-academic (non-scientific) books of etymology, the common explanation that the phrase stems from serving a cold shoulder of mutton or other meat to an unwanted guest is an incorrect folk etymology according to linguists.
  • The etymology of Sohawa has not been proven, but folk etymology suggests "Soo Awa", which means "100 pottery furnaces".

  • For its etymology see Hesketh (disambiguation)#Etymology.
  • He also studies the etymology of place-names, and on Middle English etymology, phonology, and semantics (especially in East Anglia), as evidenced by onomastic data.
  • An ancient false etymology derives [...] from [...] ("koeō") "perceive" and [...] ("ēleos") "distraught, crazed". His etymology is not established, however.
  • There are other hypotheses, such as Fu Sinian's "etymology of Jianzhou"; Zhang Binglin's "etymology of Manshi"; 's "etymology of Wuji and Mohe"; Sun Wenliang's "etymology of Manzhe"; "etymology of mangu(n) river" and so on.
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