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Adukas

ADÙKAS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether the suffix -ukas is a derivative of *Adas or something. ¹, or borrowed directly from BRuss. Aдук: Aдам ².

Feminine FORMS

Adukienė / Adukaitė

Pronunciation

/ɐˈdʊkɐs/

SOURCES

1. cf. Rus. Aда, Aдя : Aдам - N. Petrovsky, 1966, c. 41.

2. B. Ластoўскi, 1924, c. 763.