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Šurmaitis

ŠURMÁITIS

Etymology

Root noise - the origin is unclear. Perhaps cf. Sùrma (see).♦ Can be with the suffix -aitis from *Šurmys or the like, which from lit. to make noise „rėkauti, triukšmauti; ieškoti priekabių, kabinėtis, kibti“ (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Šurmaitienė / Šurmaitytė

Pronunciation

/ʃʊr¹ˈmɑˑɪtʲɪs/

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