Babys
BABỸS
Etymology
Cf. Latin surn. Bab-ulis (RTAS 63), Babi k. ¹, Babe grv. (ibid.), Babis pv. (ibid). J. Endzelynas considers that these Latv. place names can be connected, among others, with Latv. bab(i)s „baidyklė, babaužis“. Cf. still German < column Babbe ², Polish. Baba ³, Russian. Баба ⁴. See also Grandma.
Feminine FORMS
Babienė / Babytė
Pronunciation
/bɐ²ˈbʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 74.
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 174.
3. SSNO I 74; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 11.
4. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 27.