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Alenderis

ALÉNDERIS

Etymology

Cf. (?) Latv. Oleñdȩr - dīķis ¹. Perhaps of ethnonym origin, cf. oleñderis „vėjinis malūnas“ (LKŽ III 1001), vol. i.e. dutch type mill, Latv. Olenders, Holenders, Galanders ². But cf. German Elend(er) ³.

Feminine FORMS

Alenderienė / Alenderytė

Pronunciation

/ɐ¹ˈlʲæˑnʲdʲɛrʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. J. Endzelīns, 1962, p. 490.

2. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 200.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 249.