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Burneika

BURNEIKÀ

Etymology

Perhaps connected with lit. mouth, cf. burneika „tokia vaistažolė“ (LKŽ I 1195). Relationship with bro. surn. Буpнейка, which is derived from bRuss. of the dialect word буpнэйка „tokia vaistažolė; ⟦4⟧ ⟦5⟧“ ¹, unclear. Maybe a spoken word. surn. is baltism?

Feminine FORMS

Burneikienė / Burneikaitė

Pronunciation

/bʊrʲnʲɛɪˈkɐ/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 70.