Gesnautas
GẼSNAUTAS
Etymology
Aggregate surn. For ges- see Guest house. Sans in the first sans of naut-Lithuanian compound personal names is unknown. Cf. Ave. Nawt-e-mer ¹, Nautil ², cf. Nawtarre?, Nawtinge, Nawtinte ³. In addition to Gẽs-naut, the root naut- is still considered to have the OPr. pers.n. Per-naute (ibid). Sandas is connected with OPr. nautin „bėda, vargas“ ⁴.
Feminine FORMS
Gesnautienė / Gesnautaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈɡʲæːsnɒʊtɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 147.
2. ibid., 68.
3. ibid., 147.
4. ibid.; A. Salys, 1933, p. 91.