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Kemtys

KEMTỸS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. If there is no dialect from Kimtỹs (see), then cf. lit. to seize, to seize „apkibti, aplipti“, to seize „užkibti, užlipti, užsiklijuoti“ (LKŽ V 565).

Feminine FORMS

Kemtienė / Kemtytė

Pronunciation

/kʲɛmʲ²ˈtʲiːs/

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