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Buivydas

BÙIVYDAS

Etymology

The composite surn., whose first composition was most likely connected with lit. buiti̇̀s (: to be) etc. (see Bùitvydas), cf. bujau „buvau“, Latv. bujums „būtis“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Buivydienė / Buivydaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈbʊɪʋʲiːdɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see J. Jurkėnas, 1966, p. 46.