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Dargvainis

DÁRGVAINIS

Etymology

Compound surname. For the reason - cf. lit. Darg-vi̇̀las (see), OPr. Darg-e-buth (?), Darg-ots ¹; Sán-dargas, Sáu-dargas (see), Sù-dargas, Vi̇̀s-dargas ², OPr. Sway-darx ³. The root darg- is possibly connected with lit. dargùs (see Dárgis), dérgti, der̃gti ⁴. For reasons - see Tárvain.

Feminine FORMS

Dargvainienė / Dargvainytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈdɑˑrɡʋɐɪnʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. R. Trautmann, 1925, pp. 22-23.

2. A. Salys, 1933, p. 72.

3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 102.

4. A. Salys, 1933, p. 72.