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Gira

GIRÀ

Etymology

Maybe sometimes, especially when there is a short vowel i in living language, it is connected with lit. girà „gėrovas, gėrėjas; toks rūgštus gėralas“ (LKŽ III 328). However, as shown by the genders used by the people, Girà is often apparently associated with Gyrà (see).

Feminine FORMS

Girienė / Giraitė

Pronunciation

/ɡʲɪˈrɐ/

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