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Grauža

GRÁUŽA

Etymology

Cf. Latin Grauze ¹. Grauzis ², Grauzs ³. Perhaps connected with lit. graužasžvyras, žvirgždas..“ (LKŽ III 529), Latv. rodent „dulkės; der Holzbohrer (psocus pulsatorius); šmeižikas“ (LVV I 640).

Feminine FORMS

Graužienė / Graužaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈɡrɑˑʊʒɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 64, 71, 464, etc..

2. ibid., 394, 461, 476, etc..

3. ibid., 540.