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Brukštus

BRÙKŠTUS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Due to the ending -us connecting with lit. brukštas „toks dalgės galąstuvas, brukštė; rėžtuvas, skaptas, drožiklis; kasiklis“ (LKŽ I 1086), brukšti̇spustyklė, brukštė“ ¹ or similar. raises doubts. In addition, it may also be due to metathesis from *Burkštus, see Bur̃ksh.

Feminine FORMS

Brukštienė / Brukštutė

Pronunciation

/ˈbrʊkʃtʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 1087.