Lendraitis
LENDRÁITIS
Etymology
The origin is unclear. Could be „lituanizuota“ (assuming -at- is from -ait-) gender from German. Landrath, Lendrath ¹. But it is possible that it is a derivative of the suffix -aitis from * Lendrė or the like, cf. lit. léndrė „paprastoji nendrė“ (LKŽ VII 329).
Feminine FORMS
Lendraitienė / Lendraitytė
Pronunciation
/lʲɛn¹ˈdrɑˑɪtʲɪs/
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 396.