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Abakas

ÃBAKAS

Etymology

Cf. (?) Latv. Abachi village, Abachi village ¹, lit. Abãkai k. Cr. These residential names are personal names. The personal names themselves can be non-Baltic, cf. (?) German pers.n. Abach, Abeck ², Obach, Obbach ³.

Feminine FORMS

Abakienė / Abakaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈɑːbɐkɐs/

SOURCES

1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 1.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 159.

3. ibid., 451.