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Kibas

KÌBAS

Etymology

Cf. Kýba, Kybys, Kibeika, Kibei̇̃kis (see). Perhaps it can still be connected with Limm. Ķibis (LAG 332). Further interpretation is unclear. Cf. (?) lit. kibà „priekabė“ (LKŽ V 718), ki̇̀bis „kas prikimba“ ¹ and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Kibienė / Kibaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈkʲɪbɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 729.