[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] village name suffixes

[Jerry Frank]

At 10:18 AM 17/02/2006, Michael & Maureen McHenry wrote:
>Can anyone tell me if there is a significant difference in meaning between
>the village name endings like -CZOWA, -SZEWO, -WICE, etc
>
>                                         Mike


The endings may seem minor but they do convey different meanings or context.

...ow. owo, owa all mean place or village (Janow = John's place)

...owka is the same but "little" (Janowka = John's little village)

...ice = plural possession (Janowice = place of the sons of John)

...iec = singular possession (Biskupiec = place owned by the Bishop)

...wisna = village of (Blaskowisna = village of Blasko - not implying 
ownership)

...wyzszy = higher

...nizne = lower

...pol = city (Annopol = Anna's city)





Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca