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Degis

DẼGIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. dẽgis „nudegimas, nudegusi vieta“ (LKŽ II 366). Limm. Deģis ¹ is probably related to Limm. deģis „degtindaris“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Degienė / Degytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈdʲæːɡʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 280, 421, 449, etc..

2. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 207.