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Krivinštynas

KRÌVINŠTYNAS

Etymology

Apparently, a reworking of some German personal name, cf. German Grebenstein ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Krivinštynienė / Krivinštynaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈkrʲɪʋʲɪnʲʃʲtʲiːnɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 299.