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Brokas

BRÕKAS

Etymology

In one other case, depending on the geography, where brõkas is pronounced instead of burõkas ¹, it can be from Burõkas (see). But mostly, apparently, of a completely different origin, cf. Latin Broka ², Broks ³ - see Broke.

Feminine FORMS

Brokienė / Brokaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈbroːkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. e.g. about Bartninkis, Pajevonis and elsewhere.

2. LAG 104, 118, 134.

3. ibid., 174, 183, 188, 206, 208, 507.