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Gikaras

GÌKARAS

Etymology

Perhaps connected with lit. gỹkaras ¹ „laibas aukštas žmogus“ (LKŽ III 296), gi̇̀karas „nedaili lazda, pagalys“ (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Gikarienė / Gikaraitė

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʲɪkɐrɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. Germanism?, cf. old Scand. gyggr „milžinas“ - M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 289.