TIRA — BILGOROD — ASPROKASTRО...: ETHNIC HISTORY OF THE REGION, REFLECTED IN VARIANT CITY NAMES
Journal: Opera in onomastica
Year: 2023

Introduction. The article offers a historical-linguistic analysis of all known historical variants of the modern oikonym Belgorod-Dniestrovskyi of the Odesa region: Tira, Belgorod, Aspron, Akja Kermen, Asprokastro, Chetatya Albe, Moncastro, Mavrokastro, Albi Kastri, Akkerman. The connection of each name with the corresponding period of the ethnic history of this region is traced — ancient Greek, East Slavic (ancient Ukrainian), Turkic (Tatar), modern Greek, Moldavian (East Romansh), Venetian-Gen