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Gausys

GAUSỸS

Etymology

Cf. Ave. Gause ¹, Latv. Gausiņš (LAG 484). Perhaps connected with lit. abundant, abundant „skalsus; apstus; derlingas; našus; turtingas“ (LKŽ III 175).

Feminine FORMS

Gausienė / Gausytė

Pronunciation

/ɡɒʊ²ˈsʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 29.