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Gintilas

GÌNTILAS

Etymology

Cf. Gin-tilà, Gin-silence (see). It is not entirely clear whether the compound (Gi̇̀n-tilas) or the suffix (Gi̇̀nt-ilas) surn. K. Būga ¹, P. Skardžius ² consider the suffixes -il- as derivatives, and A. Salys ³ as compound surnames, the second syllable of which is til-, see Tillmont.

Feminine FORMS

Gintilienė / Gintilaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈɡʲɪnʲtʲɪlɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. 1958, p. 268.

2. 1941, p. 181.

3. 1933, p. 94.