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Šadvaitis

ŠADVAITIS

Etymology

It could be a compound example: Šad-vaitis. The first syllable šad- is possibly personal (see Šãdžius), due to vai̇̃t- cf. lit. vȧ̃tas (DLKŽ). However, there may also be a derivative of the suffix -aitis from Šădžius: *Šadžiuvaitis, *Šadiuvaitis > Šadvaitis. For more on the creation, see Bliūdžiuvaitis.

Feminine FORMS

Šadvaitienė / Šadvaitytė

Pronunciation

/ʃɐdʋɐɪtʲɪs/

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