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Buršys

BURŠỸS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Burše (LAG 23), Buršs ¹. Probably a Germanism, cf. German Bursche, Burscher, Bürsch, etc. ².

Feminine FORMS

Buršienė / Buršytė

Pronunciation

/bʊrʲ²ˈʃʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 443.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 216.