{"id":13183,"date":"2026-06-28T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmova.iul-nasu.org.ua\/?page_id=13183"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:19:09","slug":"ua-transonimizovani-mikrotoponimy-zhytomyrskogo-polissya-en-transonymized-microtoponyms-of-zhytomyr-polissya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukrmova.iul-nasu.org.ua\/en\/ua-transonimizovani-mikrotoponimy-zhytomyrskogo-polissya-en-transonymized-microtoponyms-of-zhytomyr-polissya.html","title":{"rendered":"Transonymized microtoponyms of Zhytomyr Polissya"},"content":{"rendered":"Nadiia Sarhan<\/em><\/strong>, PhD, Junior Researcher in the Department of History of the Ukrainian Language and Onomastics
\nInstitute of the Ukrainian Language of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
\n4 Mykhail\u043e Hrushevsk\u0443\u0456 St., Kyiv 01001, Ukraine<\/p>\n

E-mail: sarhan.nadiia@gmail.com<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-7873-3549<\/a><\/p>\n

Heading:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles
\nLanguage:<\/strong>\u00a0Ukrainian<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong>:\u00a0The article provides a comprehensive analysis of transonymization as a subtype of the lexico-semantic method of forming proper names, based on the material of the microtoponymy of Zhytomyr Polissia. The issue of the derivational status of transonymization is examined, as it is often interpreted in onomastic studies as a non-derivational process. The main conditions for the realization of transonymization are identified, including the adjacency or hierarchical connection of geographical objects (e.g. the name of the hamlet \u0412\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0456\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/em> derived from the name of the village \u0412\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0456\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/em>; the name of the quarry \u0411\u043e\u0433\u0443\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/em> derived from the name of the residential district \u0411\u043e\u0433\u0443\u043d\u0456\u044f<\/em>), the change of a geographical feature within the same territory (e.g. the bog name \u0418\u0437\u0431\u0438\u043d<\/em>\u044b<\/em>, microregion name \u0411\u0430\u0433\u043d\u043e<\/em>), as well as semantic reinterpretation of the name (e.g. the name of a city quarter in Malyn \u0428\u0430\u043d\u0445\u0430\u0439<\/em>). Special attention is paid to names reflecting changes in the nature of geographical objects and to cases in which transonymization is indicated by semantic or grammatical incongruity between the name and the designated referent. It has been established that in microtoponymy transonymization may occur both in a relatively \u201cpure\u201d form and in combination with morphological transformations, stem compounding, and the use of differentiating components. On the basis of factual material, microtoponyms motivated by oikonyms, hydronyms, and other microtoponyms are analysed, and the directions of name transfer between different classes of onyms are determined. It is concluded that microtoponyms formed through transonymization constitute a significant layer of the region\u2019s toponymy and represent an important source for reconstructing historical, cultural, and landscape changes.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> microtoponym, proper geographical names, hydronym, oikonym, transonymization, lexico-semantic word formation, Zhytomyr Polissia.<\/p>\n

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Received 08.01.2026\u00a0\u00a0 Revised 26.05.2026\u00a0\u00a0 Accepted 00.06.2026","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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