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Štikanas

ŠTÌKANAS

Etymology

Cf. Stikanis (see), further cf. (?) German Sticken ¹ or the like.♦ Possibly glorified from *Štikonis, *Štikėnas, for which cf. lit. štikéntibėgti per purvus; smulkiais žingsniais eiti, tipenti“, šti̇̀kinti „siundyti, pjudyti; šaudyti, tvatinti“, šti̇̀ktispėti“ and so on. (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Štikanienė / Štikanaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʲtʲɪkɐnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 501.