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Šnaras

ŠNÃRAS

Etymology

It could be related to Lieut. snaring „šlamėti, šnabždėti“, snaring „šnarėti“ (DLKŽ) or similar. Cf. still German Schnarr ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Šnarienė / Šnaraitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʃnɑːrɐs/

SOURCES

1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 463.