Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

proper noun

A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Aarne-Thompson-Uther index
  1. A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.

Origin

After Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne, who originally devised the index, and its elaborators American folklorist Stith Thompson and German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther.

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Aarne-Thompson-Uther index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aarne-Thompson-Uther%20index

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aarne-Thompson-Uther index,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aarne-Thompson-Uther%20index.

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