Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

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Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

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

proper noun the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

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

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@misc{aarne_thompson_uther_index_2026,
  title = {Aarne-Thompson-Uther index},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aarne-thompson-uther%20index},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}