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Kulbis

KÙLBIS

Etymology

Cf. Kùlbe, Kulbỹs (see). Perhaps connected with lit. (in Slavism?) kùlbis „šlubis“ (LKŽ VI 820). Cf. Brus Кульба ¹, lit. kul̃bė, kùlbe ² „nupjautas rąsto gabalas; drūtgalys, buožė..“ (LKŽ VI 820).

Feminine FORMS

Kulbienė / Kulbytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkʊlʲbʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 229.

2. BRuss. кульба, Polish kolba.