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Klausa

KLÁUSA

Etymology

Cf. Klaus (see). The origin is not entirely clear. Cf. Latin surn. Klaus ¹, Klauss ², which are likely to be related to German. Klauß, Clausius, Claus: Nicolaus ³. The surnames Kliaũsas, Kliaũsis, Kliausỹs, Kliaũsius would particularly support such a connection (see). But see and lit. Listen

Feminine FORMS

Klausienė / Klausaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈklɑˑʊsɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 384, 424.

2. ibid., 50, 122, 219, etc..

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 447.