Czech proper names of persons connected with Czech environment in mineral names
Published date: 2024
Author: Holeš, Jan
Keywords: terminology, onomastics, anthroponyms, mineralogy, Czech, terminologie, onomastika, antroponyma, mineralogie, čeština
Abstract: The article deals with nomenclatural names of minerals based on proper names of the persons associated with the Czech environment, and provides their etymologies. The names form part of the official mineralogical nomenclature and have been approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association, i.e. the authority recognizing the existence of new minerals. In the nomenclature consisting of 5,975 items (as of October 2023), 88 names based on anthroponyms have been identified, formed usually from last names, first names or their combination. These words are neologisms known to a limited number of experts, but they nevertheless rank among full-fledged words of the Czech vocabulary that is closely connected to the history of Czech science.
Genre: Main articles
Range of pages: p. 60-76
DOI: 10.58756/a1658736
Peer reviewed state: peer reviewed
License: CC BY 4.0
Citation (ISO 690)
HOLEŠ, Jan. Vlastní jména osob spojených s českým prostředím v mineralogické nomenklatuře. Acta onomastica. Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2024, 65(1), 60-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58756/a1658736. ISSN 1211-4413.
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