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Šulys

ŠULỸS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps from lit. frost „įkastas klojimo durų, medinio šulinio rentinio, vartų, tilto and others stulpas; medinio kibiro, statinės šono lentelė“ (DLKŽ). Cf. still lit. Šiulỹs (see), German. Schuhl, Schüle, Schüly ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Šulienė / Šulytė

Pronunciation

/ʃʊ²ˈlʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 527.