Осъм

Bulgarian

Etymology

Attested as Latin Asamus. Probably identical to the name of the ancient fortress Ἀσήμος (Asḗmos).

Through Thracian from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔsɐm]

Proper noun

О́съм • (Ósǎm)

  1. a river in Bulgaria

References

  • Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians] (Bulgarische Sammlung; 5) (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 22-23

Further reading

  • Torbatov, Sergey (2016) “Anasamus / Ansamus (ἀσημοῦς / ἀσήμος): the Roman, Late Roman and Early Byzantine settlement and fortification remains near the Osam River’s mouth”, in Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology‎[1], →ISSN
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