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Busas

BÙSAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Buse (LAG 449), Busse (RTAS 91), Buses k. This village name is associated ¹ with Latv. Germanism will be „bušė, buksva“ < mnd. busse ². However, this connection is doubtful, since the name of the village is probably of personal origin. Surname lit. Bùs, Latv. Buse, Busse are borrowings, possibly from German. Buß, Busse ³.

Feminine FORMS

Busienė / Busaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊsɐs/

SOURCES

1. with a question mark, of course.

2. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 148.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, pp. 216, 217.