Letulis
LETÙLIS
Etymology
Cf. Letaitis (see). Perhaps it is also related to OPr. Letaude, Letauwe, Letyo ¹. Further etymology is not entirely clear. However, it would be reasonable to compare it to Lieut. slow „kuris viską pamažu dirba, nesikarščiuoja, šaltakraujis; nuolankus, romus; paikas, kvailas“ (LKŽ VII 382).
Feminine FORMS
Letulienė / Letulytė
Pronunciation
/lʲɛˈtʊlʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 52.