Norwegianisms: Lexical borrowings from Norwegian in Spanish
This paper studies eight Spanish words that stem from the Norwegian language: eslalon, esquí, fiordo, kril, lemino/lemming, rorcual, trol and veisalgia. For each one of them, it explains its uses and definitions in Spanish, the uses and definitions of the word of origin in Norwegian, some aspects of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/35787 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/35787 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | loanwords Spanish language Norwegian language Old Norse language etymology préstamos léxicos lengua española lengua noruega nórdico antiguo etimología |
| Sumario: | This paper studies eight Spanish words that stem from the Norwegian language: eslalon, esquí, fiordo, kril, lemino/lemming, rorcual, trol and veisalgia. For each one of them, it explains its uses and definitions in Spanish, the uses and definitions of the word of origin in Norwegian, some aspects of the Norwegian culture the word relates to, as well as its etymology. Key Words: loanwords, Spanish language, Norwegian language, Old Norse language, etymology. |
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