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Leikus

LEĨKUS

Etymology

Cf. Léika, Lake (see), OPr. Leyke, Leykawte ¹. Further etymology is unclear. Cf. lit. remains „šiurkštūs, stambūs plaukai vilnose“ (LKŽ VII 415), remains „be poros“ ² and so on. See also Stay.

Feminine FORMS

Leikienė / Leikutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈlʲɛɪˑkʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 51.

2. ibid., 420, 416.