Talk:Suceava

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Do we really need to gaze upon the tremendous kitsch that is the "throne room"?Dahn 10:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Maybe till something better will be posted, something like (Nicodim 1473, slavon Tetraevanghel polichrome image of the Stefan)193.230.195.1

100% REMOVE!!! We need some GOOD pictures about Suceava. Mihai -^talk 12:28, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Not to mention that the throne scene must even be copyrighted... So, I removed it. bogdan 12:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Romanian Pronunciation

Isn't the "e" silent, as in Italian when used to indicate an affricate? Ratzd'mishukribo 05:47, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it is almost silent, but sometimes in Romanian spoken very clearly, you might hear it there. It depends on the accent. The Moldovan accent is known to change "ia" into "ea" so there you might hear it, or as I said in very clearly pronounced Romanian. Mirc mirc 11:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

I've never seen the idea that Suceava is of Hungarian etymology anywhere (and it would be odd as the region wasn't ruled by Hungary) but have seen claims that it's of Dacian origin (the -eava being supposed to be a corruption of dava, common in Dacian names). Given the fact that the river is also Suceava and river names tend to survive an area being conquered by groups with a diferent language better than most, this seems far more likely than any supposed Hungarian etymology. Whichever is actually true, though, the certainty with which the article states that the origin of the name is Hungarian is utterly unwarranted.

I have NEVER heard of the idea of Hungarian etymology either! Never. It is a totally un-neutral claim. There are two variants generally accepted: a) that it is of Dacian origin, from the "dava" termination that you mentioned too, meaning fortress; this being supported by the existence of another city, on the bank of the Danube called "Sucidava" which resembles a lot the name Suceava; b) that it comes from the verb "a suci", to turn, to bend. And considering Suceava is a river with A LOT of turns, it's very likely that it was called by the locals "The River that Turns", "Riul care (se) suceste", "Suceava". And I think this is a really touchy issue, and really NOT A NEUTRAL ARTICLE, considering all the propaganda about this issue going on on the Internet nowadays. Please change it, anyone that sees this, as I am afraid of doing any edit on any article of Wikipedia. Mirc mirc 11:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)