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Klupšas

KLÙPŠAS

Etymology

Perhaps the suffix -š- is a derivative from lit. kneeling „greit klumpantis“ (LKŽ VI 177): kneeling „linkti stačiai, kumpti; įlūžti; pulti ant kelių; kniubti“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Klupšienė / Klupšaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈklʊpʃɐs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 182.