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Balceris

BÁLCERIS

Etymology

Cf. polish Balcer, Balcar: Baltazar (SSNO I 80), bRuss. Балцеp, Балцаp: Балтазаp ¹, German. Balzer, Balzar: Balthasar ². Limm. Bal̃ceris village, Bal̃ceŗi village also come from surn. Balcer ³.

Feminine FORMS

Balcerienė / Balcerytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbɑˑlʲt͡sʲɛrʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 34.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 178.

3. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 77.