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Byra

BYRÀ

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Perhaps connected with lit. byrà, birà „derlius, naša“ (LKŽ I 835), byrė́ti, birė́ti „birti, kristi; duoti derlių“ ¹, birùs „lengvai, greitai byrantis, smulkus; našus, brandus“ ². See also K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 65.

Feminine FORMS

Byrienė / Byraitė

Pronunciation

/bʲiːˈrɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 841, 842.

2. ibid., 847.