Dygas
DỸGAS
Etymology
Perhaps connected with lit. stitch „duriantis, aštrus; piktas, kandus, pašaipus“ (LKŽ II 532-533), stitch „dūrimas, diegimas“ ¹ or similar. But other connections are also possible, cf. (?) Polish Dyg (SSNO I 544), Dyga, Dygas, Dygacz ², bRuss. Дзыга ³.
Feminine FORMS
Dygienė / Dygaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈdʲiːɡɐs/
SOURCES
1. ibid., 525.
2. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 223-224.
3. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 131.