Erik is ... The meanings and the origin of the word

A lot in the Russian language is used borrowed words, the meaning of which is not always clear. Eric also applies to such. This word came to us from what language? What does it mean? Let's try to understand.

Meaning of the word

Originally the word came to us from the Turkic language and means "a crack, a crack in the earth". In fact, the erik is a narrow, often deep water channel between two lakes or ilmen, the sleeves of a river, bays, etc. Especially often this word is used in the area of the Kuban, Don, Dnepr and Volga rivers. In the Caucasus mountains such channels are called aryk. Consonant, is not it?

And in other localities the term is used. So, all the well-known Fontanka in St. Petersburg at the very beginning was called Bezymyanny Yerik.

The second meaning of the word "erik" (used in the center and in the south of Russia) is a dry trough in the floodplain of the river, which is flooded during a spill. The water in it can stay in the form of puddles and holes for a long time.

Where you can find the word

Most often used in various topographical names:

• Settlements. Yerik is a village and a farm in the Belgorod and Volgograd regions, settlements in the Krasnodar Territory and in the Samara region.
• The rivers and the channel. Yerik is the name of the rivers in Bashkortostan, Belgorod and Rostov regions of Russia and in the Lugansk region (Ukraine).
• A small farm in the Krasnodar region under the Slavic name is Black Eric. According to one of the versions, it is about him that is sung in the famous Cossack song "Oh, love, brothers, whatever ...". But later, due to frequent wars with the Caucasian tribes, it was changed to Black Terek (the name of one of the rivers of the Caucasus).
• Artificially dug canals in the Krasnodar Territory - Cossack Erik, Kulik, Angelinsky and many others. These canals were dug by hand to provide water to the villages and villages where the Cossacks lived to irrigate the fields.

Other values

From the point of view of geography, we figured out what the erik is. But this word has other, less well-known, but not lost its importance. And above all, this is the male name of the Kazakh people. Suffice it to recall the politician and plenipotentiary ambassador in Belgium, Luxembourg, then in Poland, Yerik Utembayev. By the way, it means the name "free, free".

Now little is used, but the Eric is a special sign, which was placed in the Church Slavonic language above the line in place of "» ".

And one more meaning, the abbreviated name of one of the loveliest breeds of dog Eric (Yorkshire Terrier).

Sometimes the Scandinavian name Erik is written as Erik, not taking into account the peculiarities of his pronunciation.