I. The Romanian word fulg ‘snow-flake, fluff, down, feather, flock’ most probably is an autochtonous expressive formation of onomatopoeic origin: *fl̥g-, related to a fufula (reg.) ‘to snow’, a fâlfâi ‘to flutter, to fly, to float’, cfr. Alb. flug ‘swing’, OGerm. flug ‘flying’, Norse (dial.) flugsa ‘snow-flake’. II. The antiquated and regional Romanian word stâlpuri ‘branches’ is inherited from Vulg. Lat. (dim. pl.) *stirpulae, derivative of Lat. stirps ‘(3.) branch’, cfr. Lat. stipula ‘stalk’.
Key words:
I.fulg, creaţii onomatopeice/expresive, sonante silabice, vocale de sprijin. II. omonime româneşti: *stâlp2, *stâlpură, pl. stâlpuri, cuvânt moştenit din latină; stâlp1, pl. stâlpi, împrumut slav
I.fulg, onomatopoeic/expressive words, syllabic sonants, onomatopoeic helping vowels. II. Romanian homonyms: *stâlp2, *stâlpură, pl. stâlpuri, inherited word from Latin; stâlp1, pl. stâlpi, Slavic loan.
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Journal “Diacronia” ISSN: 2393-1140 Frequency: 2 issues / year