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Gibenius

GIBẼNIUS

Etymology

Cf. Gebenius, Gebinius, Gibinus (see), Gibins, Gibinus ¹. Due to phonetics (i: y) connection with lit. gỹbena „nugeibęs, nusibaigęs žmogus ar gyvulys“ (LKŽ III 282) doubtful. Cf. German Gibben, Gibbens ². See also Gi̇̀bas.

Feminine FORMS

Gibenienė / Gibeniūtė

Pronunciation

/ɡʲɪ²ˈbʲæːnʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 10.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 281.