History: Slovenia Map Language Hints

Captured hints at place names in maps of Slovenia:

Slovenian	Usage *	English Meaning
Dolenja	prefix	Upper (also ends in i, e)
Gorenja	prefix	Lower (also ends in i, e)
vas	suffix	Village
pri	infix	at, near, by, nearby
vrh	suffix	top, peak, summit
velike	prefix	large
male	suffix	small

^*We use the terms Prefix, Infix and Suffix not as in forming a new word but as a word added (where indicated) in a phrase for a place name

External References

• Slovene Place Names with the Suffix -ina