Summary
Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ (Lithuanian: Lietuvos kalbų visuma; English: The Entirety of the Lithuanian language) is the oldest surviving grammar of the Lithuanian language published in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[2][3][4][5] It was written in Latin and was published in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius by the Vilnius University Press in 1737.[2][3] Its author is unknown, however the grammar of the Lithuanian language shows that the author may have originated from the districts of Dotnuva, Kėdainiai, Surviliškis, Šėta.[2] It was written independently as there is no influence of the grammar of the Lithuanian language of Lithuania Minor.[2]
 Title page of the book, 1737 | |
| Author | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| Language | Latin, Lithuanian, Polish[1] |
| Subject | Grammar |
| Genre | Lithuanian language educational book |
| Published | 1737 |
| Publisher | Vilnius University Press |
Latin and Polish influences edit
The structure of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ and the classification of parts of language were influenced by the Latin and Polish grammars of that period.[2] The most important feature of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ, which distinguishes it from other grammars of the Lithuanian language of that period, is the understanding of the system of accentuation of the Lithuanian language and fairly consistent marking of adjectives.[2]
Expanded edition, reprints, and translations edit
In 1829, Simonas Stanevičius published an expanded variant of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniæ in Vilnius with a title Grammatica brevis linguæ Lituanicæ seu Samogiticæ (Lithuanian: Trumpas pamokimas kałbos lituviškos arba źemaitiškos; English: A Short Edification of the Lithuanian or Samogitian language).[2][3] In 1896, Jan Michał Rozwadowski republished it in Kraków.[2][3][6][7]
In 1981, the facsimile edition together with the Lithuanian translation was published by Kazimieras Eigminas in Vilnius.[2][8][9][10]
See also edit
- Grammatica Litvanica – the first printed grammar of the Lithuanian language, printed in 1653
- Mokslas skaitymo rašto lietuviško – the first Catholic primer of the Lithuanian language
- Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas – the first printed book in the Lithuanian language, printed in 1547
- Postil of Jonas Bretkūnas – collection of sermons and Bible commentaries published in 1591
- Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša – the first Lithuanian Roman Catholic catechism published in 1595
- Catechism of Merkelis Petkevičius – the first Lithuanian Protestant (Calvinist) catechism published in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1598
References edit
- ^ UNIVERSITAS Lingvarum Litvaniæ. Typis Collegii Academici Soc: JESU. 1737. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sabaliauskas, Algirdas. "Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Vanagas, Vytautas (1 January 2012). "Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae autorystės problema". Knygotyra. 59: 268–269. doi:10.15388/kn.v59i0.1120. ISSN 0204-2061. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Eigminas, Kazimieras (1983). "Anoniminės 1737 m. lietuvių kalbos gramatikos "Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae" leksika". Acta Linguistica Lithuanica (in Lithuanian) (22): 155–181–155–181. ISSN 1648-4444. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Subačius, Giedrius (2000). "XVII-XIX amžiaus lietuvių kalbos gramatikos publikavimo būklė" (PDF). Archivum Lithuanicum. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Sabaliauskas, Algirdas. "Jan Michał Rozwadowski". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Rozwadowski, Jan Michał (1896). "Universitas linguarum Litvaniae in principali ducatus eiusdem dialecto grammaticis legibus circumscripta et in obsequium zelosorum neo-palaemonum ordinata ... anno ... 1737 Vilnae ..." Google books (in Latin). Spółka Wydawnicza Polska. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Sabaliauskas, Algirdas. "Kazimieras Eigminas". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Formats and Editions of Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae. OCLC 8826918. Retrieved 17 August 2021 – via Worldcat.org.
- ^ Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae. Mokslas. 1981. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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External links edit
- Online scanned version of the Universitas lingvarum Litvaniae, 1737. Vilnius University Library.