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Laputis

LAPÙTIS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether the suffix -utis is derived from Lãpė, Lãpas (see), etc., or is connected, let's say, to lit. lãputis „toks lapų parazitas, lapų utėlė“ (LKŽ VII 160). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 164.

Feminine FORMS

Laputienė / Laputytė

Pronunciation

/lɐˈpʊtʲɪs/

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