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Šepkus

ŠẼPKUS

Etymology

Cf. Šepkà, Šepka (see). Could be from the root šep- (see Šepáitis for it) and the Slavic suffix -k-. But cf. German Schepke: Stephanus ¹, German. < column Schäpke, Schepke: Czepan: Stephan ².

Feminine FORMS

Šepkienė / Šepkutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʃʲæːpkʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 509.

2. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 447.