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Brigys

BRIGỸS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Briģis ¹, Briģenieks (LAG 502). Perhaps related to Limm. briģis „valgus, daug suvalgantis žmogus“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Brigienė / Brigytė

Pronunciation

/bʲrʲɪ²ˈɡʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. RTAS 86; LAG 24, 444.

2. LVV I 331; J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 129.