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Cypa

CYPÀ

Etymology

Cf. Latin Cīpa (LAG 286), Polish. Cip, Cipa ¹, Cipa (SSNO I 380). But it can also be associated with lit. суpà „kas nucypęs, sumenkęs“ or with lit. cỹpti „rėkti plonu balsu“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Cypienė / Cypaitė

Pronunciation

/t͡sʲiːˈpɐ/

SOURCES

1. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 146.

2. LKŽ II 37, 41.