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Kamratas

KAMRÃTAS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether the nickname is related to lit. in Germanism kamrot „kamarotas, draugas“ (LKŽ V 184), or a borrowed surname, cf. German Kamratt, Kammratt, Kamrodt ¹, Polish. Kamrat ².

Feminine FORMS

Kamratienė / Kamrataitė

Pronunciation

/kɐm²ˈrɑːtɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 358.

2. SSNO II 528; S. Rospond, 1973, p. 250.