Tomo Matić and his research of the Croatian lexis and lexicography

Obrađuju se prilozi Tome Matića o osobito teškim pitanjima hrvatskoga leksika i o hrvatskoj leksikografiji. Mnoge Matićeve bilješke o leksiku starih hrvatskih pisaca nezaobilazne su prilikom svakoga ambicioznog bavljenja hrvatskim rječnickim blagom. Dragocjene su i obradbe najvažnijih hrvatskih rukopisnih rječnika, Tanclingerova i Vitezovićeva, pa i ostali njegov leksikološki interes. Zaključeno je da je svestrani učenjak Tomo Matić o hrvatskom leksiku i o hrvatskoj leksikograliji pisao u uglednim publikacijama, s mnogo znanja i s velikim zaslugama.This paper deals with Tomo Matić and his study of important issues of Croatian lexis and lexicography. His contribution to the lexical analysis of old Croatian writers is invaluable both to publishers and all those who are interested in Croatian lexical heritage. His study of the most outstanding Croatian manuscript dictionaries, especially those of Tanclinger and Vitezović, is very important. It might be concluded that Tomo Matić was a scholar with broad interests and his articles dealing with Croatian lexis and lexicography were published in well known journals. He has given an important contribution to Croatian lexicology