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Aleliūnas

ALELIŪ́NAS

Etymology

Perhaps the suffix -ūnas is derived from the verb aleliúoti, alelióti „rėkauti, šūkauti; loti, skalyti“, cf. alė́tirėkauti, lalėti“ (LKŽ I 96). Such a connection would be opposed to the accusative with a strong beginning of the suffix, because nomina agentis of this type are usually stressed with a strong ending: keikū̃nas, klajū̃nas, lakstū̃nas, rijū̃nas, etc. ¹. But perhaps the accusative of the surname suffix is ​​generalized according to other patronymic derivatives of the suffix -ū́nas, which have a strong initial accusative. See also Hallelujah.

Feminine FORMS

Aleliūnienė / Aleliūnaitė

Pronunciation

/ɐlʲɛ¹ˈlʲu̟ːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. P. Skardžius, 1941, p. 278.