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Karnišauskas

KARNIŠÁUSKAS

Etymology

Cf. polish Kornesz ¹, Russian. Кopнишев, Кopнишин (CAМC III 29). But it can also be from *Karniuš-auskas - see Karnušēvičius.

Feminine FORMS

Karnišauskienė / Karnišauskaitė

Pronunciation

/kɐrʲnʲɪ¹ˈʃɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. S. Rospond, 1973, p. 366.