correspond to its system of pronunciation, Dobrega became Dobrog˘a, which
Romanians write as Dobrogea.
The toponym of Dobrogea (Dobrog˘a), on the phonetic form of which the Slavs
that became part of Romanian people and of the Turkish-Tartar minorities living in
the region have somewhat left their mark, remains a subject of debate for linguistics, but at the same time, for history and sociology, as part of the Romanian
people’s millennial existence.
References
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ˆn Antichitate dupa ˘ lucra ˘rile lui Vasile
P^ arvan” [The ethnographic look of ancient Dobrudja in the works of Vasile P^ arvan]. In:
Dobrogea – 50 de ani de vieat ¸a ˘ rom^ aneasca ˘. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘, reeditare/Editura Ex Ponto,
Bucures ¸ti/Constant ¸a
Ba ˘nescu N 1928 (2003) “Dobrogea bizantina ˘. Ducatul de Paristrion” [Byzantine Dobrudja. The
Dukedom of Paristrion – 50 Years of Romanian Life]. In: Dobrogea – 50 de ani de vieat ¸a ˘
rom^ aneasca ˘. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘, reeditare/Editura Ex Ponto, Bucures ¸ti/Constant ¸a, pp 297–300
Berciu D, Pippidi DM (1965) Din istoria Dobrogei [From the history of Dobrudja], vol I. EAR,
Bucures ¸ti
Bogrea I (1921) “Note de toponimie dobrogeana ˘” [Notes on Dobruja’s Toponymy]. In: Analele
Dobrogei. Revista Societa ˘t ¸ii Culturale Dobrogene, 2nd year, Cerna ˘ut ¸i
Daicoviciu C (1955) “Noi contribut ¸ii la istoria statului dac” [New contributions to the history of
the Dacian State]. In: Studii s ¸i cerceta ˘ri de istorie veche (SCIV), VI, no 1–2, pp 47–60
Daicoviciu C (1960) Istoria Rom^ anilor [History of the Romanians], vol I. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
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Editura Excelsior Art, Timis ¸oara
Homorodeanu M (1969) “Toponimia satelor Cincis ¸ s ¸i Valea Plos ¸tii (judet ¸ul Hunedoara)” [The
toponymy of the villages of Cicnis and Valea Plostii (County of Hunedoara)]. In: Studii s ¸i
materiale de onomastica ˘. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
Iordan I (1963) Toponimia rom^ aneasca ˘ [Romanian toponymy]. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
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life at the mouths of the Danube]. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘/Editura Cartea Rom^ aneasca ˘, Bucures ¸ti
P^ arvan V (1926) Getica. O protoistorie a Daciei [Getica. A Protohistory of Dacia]. Cultura
Nat ¸ionala ˘, Bucures ¸ti
P^ arvan V (1972) Dacia. Civilizat ¸iile antice din t
¸a ˘rile carpato-duna ˘rene [Dacia. Ancient Civilizations in the Carpathian-Danubian Countries]. Editura S ¸ tiint ¸ifica ˘, Bucures ¸ti
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rom^ ana ˘, an XIV (1965), no 4, pp 433–437
Petris ¸or M (1994) Structura dialectala ˘ a Olteniei [The Dialects of Oltenia]. Ovidius University
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Popovic ´ P (1936) “Cetirirajske reke” [The four Rivers of Paradise]. Glas de l’Academie de
Belgrade 171(1936):161–176
2 Dobrudja, in the Mesopotamia of the West
39
Romanians write as Dobrogea.
The toponym of Dobrogea (Dobrog˘a), on the phonetic form of which the Slavs
that became part of Romanian people and of the Turkish-Tartar minorities living in
the region have somewhat left their mark, remains a subject of debate for linguistics, but at the same time, for history and sociology, as part of the Romanian
people’s millennial existence.
References
Arbore Al 1928 (2003) “I ˆ nfa ˘t ¸is ¸area etnografica ˘ a Dobrogei ı
ˆn Antichitate dupa ˘ lucra ˘rile lui Vasile
P^ arvan” [The ethnographic look of ancient Dobrudja in the works of Vasile P^ arvan]. In:
Dobrogea – 50 de ani de vieat ¸a ˘ rom^ aneasca ˘. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘, reeditare/Editura Ex Ponto,
Bucures ¸ti/Constant ¸a
Ba ˘nescu N 1928 (2003) “Dobrogea bizantina ˘. Ducatul de Paristrion” [Byzantine Dobrudja. The
Dukedom of Paristrion – 50 Years of Romanian Life]. In: Dobrogea – 50 de ani de vieat ¸a ˘
rom^ aneasca ˘. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘, reeditare/Editura Ex Ponto, Bucures ¸ti/Constant ¸a, pp 297–300
Berciu D, Pippidi DM (1965) Din istoria Dobrogei [From the history of Dobrudja], vol I. EAR,
Bucures ¸ti
Bogrea I (1921) “Note de toponimie dobrogeana ˘” [Notes on Dobruja’s Toponymy]. In: Analele
Dobrogei. Revista Societa ˘t ¸ii Culturale Dobrogene, 2nd year, Cerna ˘ut ¸i
Daicoviciu C (1955) “Noi contribut ¸ii la istoria statului dac” [New contributions to the history of
the Dacian State]. In: Studii s ¸i cerceta ˘ri de istorie veche (SCIV), VI, no 1–2, pp 47–60
Daicoviciu C (1960) Istoria Rom^ anilor [History of the Romanians], vol I. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
Fra ˘t ¸ila ˘ V (2002) Studii de toponimie s ¸i dialectologie [Studies in toponymy and dialectology].
Editura Excelsior Art, Timis ¸oara
Homorodeanu M (1969) “Toponimia satelor Cincis ¸ s ¸i Valea Plos ¸tii (judet ¸ul Hunedoara)” [The
toponymy of the villages of Cicnis and Valea Plostii (County of Hunedoara)]. In: Studii s ¸i
materiale de onomastica ˘. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
Iordan I (1963) Toponimia rom^ aneasca ˘ [Romanian toponymy]. EAR, Bucures ¸ti
Lambrino A (1924) Les fleuves du Paradis [The Rivers of Paradise]. In: Me ´langes de l’E ´ cole
Roumaine en France, 2
e partie, pp 191–213
Oikonomides NA (1965) “Recherches sur l’histoire du Bas-Danube aux X
e
-XI
e sie `cles: La
Mesopotamie de l’Occident” [Research on the history of the lower Danube until the 19th
century: the Mesopotamia of the West]. In: „Revue des E ´ tudes Sud-Est E ´ urope ´ennes”, III, no
1–2
P^ arvan V (1912) Cetatea Tropheum [The stronghold of tropheaum]. Carol G€ obl, Bucures ¸ti
P^ arvan V (1923/2000) I ˆ nceputurile viet ¸ii romane la gurile Duna ˘rii [The beginnings of Roman
life at the mouths of the Danube]. Cultura Nat ¸ionala ˘/Editura Cartea Rom^ aneasca ˘, Bucures ¸ti
P^ arvan V (1926) Getica. O protoistorie a Daciei [Getica. A Protohistory of Dacia]. Cultura
Nat ¸ionala ˘, Bucures ¸ti
P^ arvan V (1972) Dacia. Civilizat ¸iile antice din t
¸a ˘rile carpato-duna ˘rene [Dacia. Ancient Civilizations in the Carpathian-Danubian Countries]. Editura S ¸ tiint ¸ifica ˘, Bucures ¸ti
Petris ¸or M (1965) “Originea numelui Dobrogea” [The origin of the name Dobrudja]. In: Limba
rom^ ana ˘, an XIV (1965), no 4, pp 433–437
Petris ¸or M (1994) Structura dialectala ˘ a Olteniei [The Dialects of Oltenia]. Ovidius University
Press, Constant ¸a
Popovic ´ P (1936) “Cetirirajske reke” [The four Rivers of Paradise]. Glas de l’Academie de
Belgrade 171(1936):161–176
2 Dobrudja, in the Mesopotamia of the West
39