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Besasparis

BESASPÃRIS

Etymology

In the vicinity of Troškūnai, it is pronounced Besūspãris (see), therefore possibly also Besaspãris < *Besąsparis. However, the thirsty Besūspãris is an alien, so this pronunciation cannot be trusted too much. If Besaspãris was indeed from *Besąsparis, then perhaps it is a derivative of the ending -is from the syntactic compound without sá́spa. It would be a pejorative nickname.

Feminine FORMS

Besasparienė / Besasparytė

Pronunciation

/bʲɛsɐ²ˈspɑːrʲɪs/

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