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Balmonas

BAL̃MONAS

Etymology

There can be a compound example: Bal̃-manas < *Bal-manas. For white- cf. lit. pers.n. Bal̃-minas ¹, for mon- see Mañgin. But it can also be a Germanism, cf. German Ballmann ².

Feminine FORMS

Balmonienė / Balmonaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbɐlˑmoːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 90.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 117.