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Galvonas

GALVÕNAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Galvāns (LAG 508), Galvans ¹. Perhaps connected with lit. galvõnas „vyresnysis, viršininkas and others“ (LKŽ III 86).

Feminine FORMS

Galvonienė / Galvonaitė

Pronunciation

/ɡɐl²ˈʋoːnɐs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 528, 540.