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Grabys

GRABỸS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Grabis ¹. Perhaps related to Limm. grabis „kas tarška, plerpia; plepys, tarškalius“ (LVV I 635). Cf. still lit. grābis „atgrubnagis“ (LKŽ III 493).

Feminine FORMS

Grabienė / Grabytė

Pronunciation

/ɡrɐ²ˈbʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 97, 103, 286, etc..