Tag: Name reconstruction

ISTVÁN HOFFMANN, Studies in microtoponymic research, Vol. 1. Toponyms of Tapolcafő. 2013.

By Hoffmann, István, , , , , ,

The present book is the first part of a three-volume series. The author analyses place names of Tapolcafő, a small village in Transdanubia with a population of 1,000 and a territory of 15 km2. Laid out in dictionary format, the book demonstrates the historical and present-day toponyms of the settlement. The entries contain all the…

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ISTVÁN HOFFMANN, The Founding Charter of the Abbey of Tihany as a source of historical toponomastics. 2010.

By Hoffmann, István, , , , , , ,

The founding charter of the Abbey of Tihany is the oldest monument of the Hungarian language written in Hungary. The document — issued by Andrew I in Latin in 1055 — is preserved in its original form and contains 82 Hungarian elements: toponyms, common words indicating places and phrases made up of these parts. The…

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