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Kurnevičius

KURNẼVIČIUS

Etymology

Cf. Kurnãvičius (see). May be glorified from *Kurnys or the like, cf. lit. kurnỹs „kurmis“ (LKŽ VI 964), kurnēti „tankiais žingsniais, vikriai, greitai bėgti“ ¹ or similar. But cf. Brus Куpневiч ².

Feminine FORMS

Kurnevičienė / Kurnevičiūtė

Pronunciation

/kʊrʲ²ˈnʲæːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 963.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 234.