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Šutas

ŠÙTAS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Cf. lit. šùtasdrėgmė, garai, prakaitas; blogas, tvankus oras“ (DLKŽ), see also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 208. But cf. still brus Шут, Шутаў, Шутoў ¹, Polish. Szuta (SSNO V 338), Szuty ² and German. Schütt, Schütte ³, Schüte, Schüthe, Schuth ⁴.

Feminine FORMS

Šutienė / Šutaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʊtɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 485.

2. J. Bubak, 1971, p. 95.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 529.

4. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 472.