Gedikas
GEDÌKAS
Etymology
The origin is unclear. Connection with Lieut. Gẽdžius (see) or similar. doubtful. Sometimes the entire surn. can be borrowed, cf. German Gädig, Gädigk, Gädecke ¹. But cf. Ave. Ge-dike, Gedeke, Gedyke ².
Feminine FORMS
Gedikienė / Gedikaitė
Pronunciation
/ɡʲɛˈdʲɪkɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 279.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 30.