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Ašmanas

ÊMANAS

Etymology

Theoretically, it could be a Baltic compound surn., cf. Aš-vỹdis ¹, Ú-mantas (see). For me - see Mañgin. But cf. German Aschmann, Eschmann ². Limm. the name of the village Ašmaņi is assumed to be derived from the German surn. Aschmann ³.

Feminine FORMS

Ašmanienė / Ašmanaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈɑːʃmɐnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1958, p. 205.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 254.

3. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 46.