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.