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Kantautas

KÁNTAUTAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Kañ-nation, Kóñ-nation, Kon-nation, Киñ-nation (see). Compound surnames. For kan(t) - cf. lit. surn. Kan-gáila, Kant-mi̇̀nas, Káñt-ri̇̀mas, Kant-rim-ãvičius, Kant-vai̇̃nis, Kant-vi̇̀las, Kont-mi̇̀nas, Koñt-ri̇̀mas, Kont-rim-ãvičius, Kònt-vainas, Kònt-vainis, Kont-vinas (see); lit. pers.n. Kant-álga, Kañ-gedas ¹; Ave. Kanthe-gerde, Cante-mynne, Kante-widyne, Cawte-wille < *Kante-wille ². The stem kan(t)- is especially common in the second conjugation. sande: lit. surn. Bù-kantas, Bu-kañtis, Bù-kontas, Bùr-kantas, Daũ-kantas, Dau-kañtis, Daũ-kontas, Dau-koñtis, Gal̃-kontas, Gẽd-kantas, Gi̇̀r̃-kantas, Gi̇̀r̃-kontas, Jó-kantas, Jã-kuntas, Ja-kunt-ãvičius, Jo-kantas, Jó-kuntas, Jós-kantas, Kir-kantas, Mi̇̀l-kontas, Ni̇̀-kantas, Ni-kontas, Sáu-kantas, Sau-kontas, Saũs-kontas, Sur-kontas, Vi̇̀s-kantas, Vi̇̀s-kontas (see); lit. pers.n. Gẽs-kant, Liáu-kant, Lý-kant, Mañ-kant, Mi̇̀n-kant, Ri̇̀m-kant, Sù-kant, Taũt-kant, Tvi̇̀r-kant, Vai̇̃t-kant, Viẽš-kant, Vý-kant, Žù-kant ³; Ave. By-kant, Bu-ckant, Dow-kant, Ey-kant, Eys-kant, Gede-kant, Ger-kant, Gir-kant, Mili-kante, Nam-kant, Pey-kant, Sur-kant, Tule-kand, Wir-kand, Wisse-kant ⁴. A variant of Sando kan(t)- is sandas kin(t)-: lit. surn. Кim̃-bar (see) < *Кin-bar, Kim̃-bart (see) < *Кiп-bart; pers.n. Kiñt-i-butas, Kiñ-tautas, Kiñt-rimas, Kiñt-vainas, Kiñt-vilas ⁵. Stem kin(t)- is more common in compound pers.n. in the second warehouse: lit. surn. Bùr-kintas, Dar-kiñtis, Daũ-kintas, Dau-kiñtis, Der-kiñtis, Mi̇̀l-kintas, Mil-kiñtis, Vi̇̀s-kintas (see); lit. pers.n. Bár-changed, Bеi̇̃-changed, Sù-changed, Tul̃-changed, Vý-changed ⁶; Ave. Dau-kinte, Bar-kint, Ey-kint, Gey-kint, Prey-kint, Tule-kynte, Jer-kind ⁷. Also mentioned here is pers.n. with the stem endure-: lit. surn. Kins-gáila (< *Kęsgaila), Kęs-mi̇̀nas, Kęs-min-ãvičius (see); cf. Ave. Tule-kinste ⁸. The stem kan(t)-, kin(t)-, kęs(t)- is connected with lit. to suffer, to suffer, to suffer, to suffer, to endure, to endure, etc. ⁹. Proliferative.

Feminine FORMS

Kantautienė / Kantautaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkɑˑntɒʊtɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 88.

2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 141.

3. A. Salys, ibid., p. 88.

4. R. Trautmann, ibid., p. 141.

5. A. Salys, ibid., p. 89.

6. A. Salys, ibid..

7. R. Trautmann, ibid., p. 142.

8. R. Trautmann, ibid.

9. A. Salys, ibid.; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 102, 104.