Bradaitis
BRADÁITIS
Etymology
For brad- cf. lit. Bradẽlis, Bradùlis, Bradū́nas (see), Bradons ¹, Bradyns ², OPr. Bradot ³, lit. brãdas (: bri̇̀sti) „kas braido po purvus“ (LKŽ I 982) etc. However, other connections are also possible, cf. polish Brod, Broda, Brada ⁴, German. <? column Brado ⁵, bRuss. Бpoда ⁶. See also Bradūn.
Feminine FORMS
Bradaitienė / Bradaitytė
Pronunciation
/brɐ¹ˈdɑˑɪtʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 3.
2. ibid., 8.
3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 20.
4. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 84; SSNO I 246-247.
5. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 204.
6. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 60.