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Jakelis

JÃKELIS

Etymology

Cf. polish Jakiel, Jekiel: Jakub (SSNO II 384-385), German. Jackel, Jäckel, Jäkel, Jekel, Jokel, Jökel, Jekely: Jacobus ¹. But it can also be made from Jãkas with the diminutive suffix -elis (see).

Feminine FORMS

Jakelienė / Jakelytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈjæːkʲɛlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 350.