In the present paper the etymology of SCr neman f. 'monster, ghost' is reconsidered and a new derivation from *nejьmati 'not to have, not to catch' proposed; the comparison with Russ. dial. nejman' besides nejm, nejmal' 'untameable (horse, dog); ill-mannered (person), evil-doer' enables to trace the word back to Common Slavic *nejьmanь.
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Etymology / Serbian / Croatian / Slavic
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Зборник Матице српске за филологију и лингвистику, 2007, 50, 455-457
TY - JOUR
AU - Loma, Aleksandar
PY - 2007
UR - http://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/2178
AB - In the present paper the etymology of SCr neman f. 'monster, ghost' is reconsidered and a new derivation from *nejьmati 'not to have, not to catch' proposed; the comparison with Russ. dial. nejman' besides nejm, nejmal' 'untameable (horse, dog); ill-mannered (person), evil-doer' enables to trace the word back to Common Slavic *nejьmanь.
PB - Нови Сад : Матица српска
T2 - Зборник Матице српске за филологију и лингвистику
T1 - Serbisch–kroatisch neman ‘Ungeheuer’
SP - 455
EP - 457
VL - 50
ER -
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Loma A. Serbisch–kroatisch neman ‘Ungeheuer’. Зборник Матице српске за филологију и лингвистику. 2007;50:455-457
,& Loma, A. (2007). Serbisch–kroatisch neman ‘Ungeheuer’.
Зборник Матице српске за филологију и лингвистикуНови Сад : Матица српска., 50, 455-457.
Loma Aleksandar, "Serbisch–kroatisch neman ‘Ungeheuer’" 50 (2007):455-457
