Σκέψεις για δύο μεσαιωνικά τοπωνύμια της Κριμαίας (Αλούστου, Παρθενίται)

In the present study the author tries to examine two medieval place names of the Crimea: Aloustou (Ἀ λούστου ) and Parthenitai ( Παρθενίται ). The Greek name Aloustou is in genitive and it should originally be a place name formed by a personal name or rather a nick name aloustos (ἄ λουστος ). In the late Middle Ages the name changed to Alusta (Ἀ λούστα ), thus becoming a female one. The loss of the initial a- in the name (Lusta) attested in some Latin and Italian documents can be explained. The name Parthenitai (in plural) is actually a place name formed by an ethnic name Parthenitai. The ethnic name derived from a place name Parthenion ( Παρθένιον ). In the late Middle Ages the name Parthenitai also changed to a female one, Parthenita ( Παρθενίτα ).