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Blieka

BLÍEKA

Etymology

Cf. Latin Bliẽķis k., associated with Latv. bliẽķis „die Bleiche, der Ort, wo die Leinwandbleiche stattfindet“ ¹, which is related to lit. bli̇́ekis (German Bleiche) „balinimas, balinimo laikas; baltiniai, balinami verpalai ar audeklai; tvenkinys“ (LKŽ I 913). But see Blę́ka.

Feminine FORMS

Bliekienė / Bliekaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbʲlʲiɛkɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 120.