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Kynas

KÝNAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Ķīns ¹, Kīns ². In many cases there may be a Germanism, cf. German Kiene, Kiehne, Kühn, etc. ³.

Feminine FORMS

Kynienė / Kynaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈkʲiːnɐs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 9, 50, 341, etc..

2. ibid., 137, 149, 257, etc..

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 390.