Հայկական բնականունները

Abstract

In toponymy it is accepted to classify the names of settlements according to the nature of the main topoformants: a) the names of settlements derived from words denoting natural geographic features (geogenic oikonyms ) and b) from words denoting cultural-historical events (anthropogenic oikonyms). To the oikonyms of natural geographic character belong the names of settlements derived from the names of water sources, landscape features, natural environment, flora and fauna.Such topoformants reflect the physiographic features of the most populated locality, for example Carakert, Saranist, Getashen, Tzovagyugh, Ardgeut etc. To the oikonyms of cultural and historical character belong the names associated with proper names (name, surname or nickname) of residents and owners of the villages, as well as their family members, and those associated with the social composition of the population, religious-cult vocabulary, household and social life of a man, for example Artashat, Haykashen, Bagramyan, Vanadzor, Buzhakan, Haghtanak.

The purpose of this report is to describe the semantic and word formational structure of Armenian oykonyms.