Jazavita
JAZAVITÀ
Etymology
It is not entirely clear whether it is related to lit. jezavi̇̀tas „jėzuitas; mušeika, sukčius, veidmainys" (LKŽ IV 343), or with the corresponding Slavic personal names, cf. Russian Ezavitov: Jesuit ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Jazavitienė / Jazavitaitė
Pronunciation
/jɛzɐʋʲɪˈtɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. B. Unbegaun, 1972, p. 313.