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.