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Kirvelis

KIRVẼLIS

Etymology

Cf. Kirvẽlė and Kérvelis (see). It is possible that the nickname surn. is connected with lit. ax „grubus, stačiokas žmogus“ (LKŽ V 876) - see Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 156.

Feminine FORMS

Kirvelienė / Kirvelytė

Pronunciation

/kʲɪrʲ²ˈʋʲæːlʲɪs/

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