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Alyta

ALYTÀ

Etymology

The relationship with the name of the city Alytùs ¹ is unclear. Cf. still bend Olit, Holit (SSNO IV 119).

Feminine FORMS

Alytienė / Alytaitė

Pronunciation

/ɐlʲiːˈtɐ/

SOURCES

1. which with the suffix -yt- is made from the root al-, which had a more general meaning of flow, current or similar - see K. Kuzavinis, 1964, p. 6.