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Keirys

KEIRỸS

Etymology

Cf. Keirà, Kei̇̃ris (see). In all cases the root keir-is from kair- (for which see Kairỹs). Cf. Latin Keira (LAG 69), Keire ¹, Ķeiris ², Ķeirs ³: Limm. ķei̇̃ris „kairys“, ķei̇̃re „kairė ranka“ (LVV II 360).

Feminine FORMS

Keirienė / Keirytė

Pronunciation

/kʲɛɪ²ˈrʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 275.

2. ibid., 207, 229, 300, etc..

3. ibid., 216, 227, 263.