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Cibas

CÌBAS

Etymology

Probably from lit. ci̇̀bas „trumpas, striukas“ or ci̇̀bas „neišmanėlis, mulkis“ (LKŽ II 17). But the Polish surnames Cyba, Cybak, Cybal, Cybel, Cybik, Cybis, etc. cannot be overlooked: Polish. cyba (< German Zibbe) „ožka“ or Polish. cyb (< German Zipf) „kamštis, zatyczka“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Cibienė / Cibaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡sʲɪbɐs/

SOURCES

1. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 150 - 151.