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Šeinys

ŠEINỸS

Etymology

Cf. Sheina (see). It could be of Germanic origin, cf. German Scheins, Scheiner ¹, Schein ². Cf. still brus Шэйна, Шэйи, Шайнюк, Russian. Шейнин ³, Russian. Šejnin, Šejnis < Šejne < German. Schöne ⁴.♦ On the other hand, may be related to lit. side, side, side, side, side „toks keturiese ar keturiomis poromis šokamas senoviškas lietuvių šokis“ (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Šeinienė / Šeinytė

Pronunciation

/ʃʲɛɪ²ˈnʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 508.

2. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 494; H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 450.

3. М. Биpыла, 1969, с. 494.

4. B. Unbegaun, 1972, p. 343.