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Leškys

LEŠKỸS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Leškis, Lẽškus (see), Polish. Leszko, Leszek (SSNO III 250), Leszk ¹, bRuss., Ukr. Ляшкo ². But it can be with the suffix k from bRuss. Лёша or so. - from Aлексей ³. The Saxon word leškaũsis „kieno nulėpę ausys“ (LKŽ VII 381) cannot be overlooked either.

Feminine FORMS

Leškienė / Leškytė

Pronunciation

/lʲɛ²ˈʃʲkʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 128.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 264.

3. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 25.