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Kilčauskas

KILČÁUSKAS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. On the one hand, cf. Kelčáuskas (see), from the second - can be glorified from lit. *Kiltas, *Kilčius or the like, cf. lit. kilts „gražaus stoto, liemeningas, aukštas; kilnus“ (LKŽ V 793), kilṫ̀s, kilts „giminė, kilmė“ ¹, kilčius „bajoras“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Kilčauskienė / Kilčauskaitė

Pronunciation

/kʲɪl¹ˈt͡ʃɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 799.

2. ibid., 774.