PRIDEV “BELI” U SRPSKOJ I BUGARSKOJ TOPONIMIJI

The aim of this study is to show the analyzed results of the colour white toponyms, present in the current territory of Serbia and Bulgaria. In comparison to the other colours of the spectrum, the white one is much more common in Serbian and Bulgarian toponymy. The toponyms are classified as a word group, having the adjective ？ white ？ as the first part of the word group (in Serbian : Bela Palanka, Beli Drim, Bela crkva ; in Bulgarian : Beli Vit, Byala reka, Beli Lom). A toponym usually consists of a determiner and a determinable. In both languages the determinable is usually related to nature, especially different water bodies such as lakes, rivers, springs, streams, wells, etc., lay (mounts, hills, mountains), various materials (stone, wood, earth, rock), as well as churches, towns and villages. There are two more types toponyms. The first one is formed by a derivative of the colour white and a suffix, eg : in Serbian : Belava, Beo？i？ ; in Bulgarian : Belovo. The last type of toponyms consits of the adjective white and a noun, eg: beo + grad = Beograd (Serbian), bel + o + dol = Belodol (Bulgarian). Another aim of the study is to show how they are formed, their meaning and different semantic aspects in both Serbian and Bulgarian languages