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Bikeras

BÌKERAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin surn. Biķeris (LAG 517), Biķeŗi village. The latter vv. is associated with Latv. < German biķeris „puodukas, taurė; Becher“ ¹. Cf. still German Biecker, Picker ².

Feminine FORMS

Bikerienė / Bikeraitė

Pronunciation

/ˈbʲɪkʲɛrɐs/

SOURCES

1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 109.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 192.