The Trieste (Italian) dialect is characterized by accent shift from the last syllable forward two or three syllables (eg, lunedi < lunedi 'Monday'; mercoledi < mercoledi 'Wednesday'). This shift was ...originally limited to the common lexicon, but then it spread to family names, first Venetian & since the 16th century also to Slovene family names in the city's neighborhoods (eg, Kosovel > Kosovel). Z. Dubiel
Slovene traces in Friulian toponymy are ascribed to historical contacts. Placenames identified as Slovene in M. Puntin's publications (1990 & 1995) are listed alphabetically with phonetic, ...etymological, morphological, & semantic-motivational interpretations. Z. Dubiel
Slovene data available in documents written by Anton Hrovatin, holder of many civil & church offices & rich landowner in the Trieste area, are surveyed. Some 50 toponyms are alphabetically listed & ...analyzed for origin, etymology, meaning, & attestation. It is noted that many of the names are not attested elsewhere & thus constitute very valuable onomastic & dialectological records. Z. Dubiel
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