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Blenkinas

BLEÑKINAS

Etymology

Maybe lit. surn. suffix -inas is irregularly from -enas, cf. Latin Blenkens (LAG 77). Cf. German Blenk, Blencke, etc. ¹. See also Blinken, Bliñkin.

Feminine FORMS

Blenkinienė / Blenkinaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbʲlʲɛŋʲˑkʲɪnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 196.