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Gaida

GAIDÀ

Etymology

Cf. (?) Polish Gajda ¹, Hajda ², bRuss. Гайда, Russian. Гайдин ³. But it can also be distorted, for example, from lit. Gaidỹs (see) or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Gaidienė / Gaidaitė

Pronunciation

/ɡɐɪˈdɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 203; J. Mączyński, 1970, p. 61.

2. J. Bubak, 1970, p. 132.

3. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 95.