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#Hydronomastics is the study of #hydronyms, the proper names of bodies of water.
It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
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It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
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#Hydronym and #hydronomastics both derive from Ancient #Greek ὕδωρ / húdōr (water) + ὄνομα / ónoma (name).
#Hydronyms tend to outlast other #toponyms, even when new #languages and cultures displace earlier ones.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
🇨🇦#Canada #FridaysForFuture International update #ClimateStrike #'s for #ClimateActionWeek:
🇨🇦1,000,000 people🇨🇦 Thus 1 out of every 6 strikers globally was Canadian🇨🇦 as well as we were 3rd globally for total # of strikes. Thanks to all local organizers & national supporters.
🇨🇦1,000,000 people🇨🇦 Thus 1 out of every 6 strikers globally was Canadian🇨🇦 as well as we were 3rd globally for total # of strikes. Thanks to all local organizers & national supporters.
@FFFCalgary @FFF_USA @fff_europe @shelleyshell4 @xRebelCanada @FridaysFutureWR @TOforFuture @mbenergyjustice @CJEdmonton @BurnabyClimate 150 #Amos QC
15 #AnnapolisRoyal NS
50 #Aurora ON
100 #Baddeck NS
30 #Bancroft ON
800 #Barrie ON
100 #BellaCoola BV
1 #Belleville
120 #Bertrand NB
2 #Bowmanville ON
200 #Bracebridge ON
40 #Bradford ON
1 #Brampton ON
5 #Brandon ON
20 #Bridgewater NS
5 #Burin NL
60 #Burlington ON
15 #AnnapolisRoyal NS
50 #Aurora ON
100 #Baddeck NS
30 #Bancroft ON
800 #Barrie ON
100 #BellaCoola BV
1 #Belleville
120 #Bertrand NB
2 #Bowmanville ON
200 #Bracebridge ON
40 #Bradford ON
1 #Brampton ON
5 #Brandon ON
20 #Bridgewater NS
5 #Burin NL
60 #Burlington ON
1000 #Calgary AB
15 #Cambridge ON
40 #Campbellton NB
20 #Camrose AB
15 #Canmore AB
15 #Cannington ON
150 #CapAuxMeules QC
300 #Caraquet NB
300 #Chambly QC
200 #ChathamKent ON
65 #Chibougamau QC
400 #Chillwack BC
40 #Clare NS
45 #Clinton ON
500 #Collingwood ON
80 #Compton QC
15 #Cambridge ON
40 #Campbellton NB
20 #Camrose AB
15 #Canmore AB
15 #Cannington ON
150 #CapAuxMeules QC
300 #Caraquet NB
300 #Chambly QC
200 #ChathamKent ON
65 #Chibougamau QC
400 #Chillwack BC
40 #Clare NS
45 #Clinton ON
500 #Collingwood ON
80 #Compton QC
