Karnočius
KARNÕČIUS
Etymology
Perhaps from the name of the occupation *karnočius, cf. carnõtis „žmogus, kuris karnas lupa“ (LKŽ V 302). But cf. Brus Каpнач, Каpнацэвiч, Russian. Кopнач: BRuss. каpнач „peilis su nulaužtu galu“ ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Karnočienė / Karnočiūtė
Pronunciation
/kɐr²ˈnoːt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 186.