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Akuta

AKUTA

Etymology

The origin is unclear. It may be a later rework from *Akutis (see Akẽlis) or from *Akutas ¹. But cf. Russian Oкута ². It is not impossible to have a connection with the root jak- personal pronouns, cf. Ablònski: Jablònski - see Akutáitis, person called Yakutãvičius.

Feminine FORMS

Akutienė / Akutaitė

Pronunciation

/ɐkʊtɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. cf. Lit. ãkutas „akuotas“ - for such semantics see eg Ãkstinas, Akšti̇̀s.

2. N. Tupikov, 1903, c. 287.