Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

#paun in N. #Estonian dialect also means a marshy river lough, so. See also #Kriibi.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#FolkCulture #RahvaKultuur
#Water #Vesi
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Kriibi (?)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Lepiku
Former farm name. Meaning very uncertain: verb #kriipima means to scratch, graze or scar, but not sure where that leads (see #Hallivanamehe). Possibly a variant of a #Russian loan word, #гривы (grivy) meaning ‘long, low, gently sloping hills’ (possible, given
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

Then again, #paun in N. #Estonian #dialect also means a marshy river lough, so. See also #Kriibi.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#WaterRelatedStreets #VeeteedeTänavad
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