Nazwy części twarzy w językach słowiańskich

Grażyna Rytter

doi:10.18778/1731-8025.12.12

The names of the parts of face in Slavonic languages

Authors

Grażyna Rytter Uniwersytet Łódzki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1731-8025.12.12

Keywords:

parts of face, Slavonic languages, Slavonic folklore, etymology

Abstract

Etymological sketch presents 19 words, in the majority of all-Slavonic range. They are thematically connected with Slavic *tvarь. The article also contains comments about Slavs’ cultural tradition, which ascribes attribute “lucky” to the right eye and “ill-fated” to the left one. To the oldest and most popular beliefs preserved in the Slavonic folklore belongs conviction that human eye has a power of casting a spell or a curse on somebody.

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Published

2016-05-11

How to Cite

Rytter, G. (2016). The names of the parts of face in Slavonic languages. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Linguistica Rossica, (12), 127–138. https://doi.org/10.18778/1731-8025.12.12