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Record 1 1977-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
  • Language (General)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Several Old English river-names were onomatopoeic, that is, the pronunciation of the Old English name roughly echoed the sound of the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Noms de cours d'eau.

OBS

Les potamonymes constituent un problème assez délicat en langue française: celle-ci en effet omet souvent les termes génériques des potamonymes, de sorte que ceux-ci sont directement précédés d'un article défini (...)

Spanish

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