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Kriunas

KRIÙNAS

Etymology

Cf. Krùnas, Krunỹs (see). Perhaps connected with lit. kriùnas „kas dažnai kosti; sunkus kosulys“ (LKŽ VI 649), krùnas „žmogus, kuris labai kosi, krunuoja; kosulys, dusulys“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Kriunienė / Kriunaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈkrʲʊ̟nɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 705.