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Šokas

ŠÓKAS

Etymology

Cf. Dance (see). The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps shock- is connected with lit. dance „daryti šuolį; šokuoti and others“ (DLKŽ). Although there may also be examples of Germanic origin, cf. German Schock, Schöck ¹, Schocke ² or the like. Cf. also Šãkas (see).

Feminine FORMS

Šokienė / Šokaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʃoːkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 522.

2. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 550.