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Burvys

BURVỸS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Burva (LAG 141), Burvis ¹, Bur̂vji k., Bur̂vi k. The latter names of the villages are associated with Latv. bùrvis „burtininkas, raganius“ ². Pr. vv. Burwite is also compared with the aforementioned Limm. appellative ³. Apparently, and lit. surn. Burvỹs is inseparable from Latv. bucket

Feminine FORMS

Burvienė / Burvytė

Pronunciation

/bʊrʲ²ˈʋʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 150, 289, 300.

2. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 148.

3. G. Gerullis, 1922, p. 24.