Gručpalkys
GRUČPALKYS
Etymology
Cf. Gruczpelkis, Gruszpalkis, Gruzpaltis ¹. Can it be a toponymic surname (see Griežupis), cf. (?) Griežpélkai k. Šilutė district, doubtful. Rather, it is a rework from some other pers.n., cf. Latin Grundšpenks (LAG 511), Grundspeņķis ², Gruntspenks ³.
Feminine FORMS
Gručpalkienė / Gručpalkytė
Pronunciation
/ɡrʊt͡ʃpɐlʲkʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 10.
2. ibid., 514.
3. ibid., 511.