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Šveistrys

ŠVEISTRỸS

Etymology

Cf. Sveistra (see). The origin is unclear. Maybe with the formant -r- from Šveistỹs (see) or something like thimm.♦ Rather related to lit. waste (waste, waste) „sukiotis žvalgantis; sukiotis puikuojantis; sukiotis, žvalgytis renkantis; vangstytis; eikvoti, kleisti; netikslingai naudoti“ (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Šveistrienė / Šveistrytė

Pronunciation

/ʃʲʋʲɛɪ²ˈsʲtʲrʲiːs/

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