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Kneita

KNEITÀ

Etymology

Cf. Knei̇̃tas (see). Almost all of these surnames are from the area of ​​the Dounininkai dialects of Žemaitsi ¹, so the official genders with kneit- may be certain dialects from genders with kniet- - see Knietà

Feminine FORMS

Kneitienė / Kneitaitė

Pronunciation

/knʲɛɪˈtɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. except for one from Kaltanėnai, which could be considered the result of migration.