Linauskas
LINÁUSKAS
Etymology
Cf. lit. Lanáuskas, Lenáuskas (see), Polish. Linowski (SSNO III 263), BRuss. Лiнoўcкi ¹. It can also be glorified from Li̇̀nas, Li̇̀nius (see) or the like. But perhaps the most reliable would be to suspect a connection with the baptismal name Li̇̀nas ², cf. bRuss., Russ., Ukr. Лин ³.
Feminine FORMS
Linauskienė / Linauskaitė
Pronunciation
/lʲɪ¹ˈnɑˑʊskɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 252.
2. see K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 111.
3. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 109.