Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

#Maneeži (Maneež)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kompassi
Manège, riding-ground. Named after the #TallinnaRatsasõiduManeež (Tallinn indoor riding center) which opened nearby in 1879. Ignoring the ungodly earlier names of #KleineNarvscheStraße (1877, etc.) and...
#Military #Sõjaline
#Animals #Loomad
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#TT, on the other hand, relates it to proximity to the former Maneež barracks (not the same, but see #Maneeži), which makes sense too (horses, oats…) . Known first (1882) in #German, #Gerstenstr., then #Russian (1907), #Ячменная (Yachmennaya ), for barley, one year before becoming #Estonian.
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