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Butelevičius

BUTELẼVIČIUS

Etymology

Cf. (?) Latv. Buteļa (LAG 271), Butele ¹, Butelis (RTAS 91). Perhaps the stem bottle- is derived with the diminutive suffix -el-, cf. Apartment.

Feminine FORMS

Butelevičienė / Butelevičiūtė

Pronunciation

/bʊtʲɛ²ˈlʲæːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 338.