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Lipkis

LÌPKIS

Etymology

Cf. Lipkà, Lipkė, Li̇̀pkus (see). Perhaps connected with lit. sticky „kas sulipęs, suskretęs, nešvarus“, sticky, -i̇̀ „lipšnus, meilus“ (LKŽ VII 566). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 167. But cf. polish Lipka, Lipko (SSNO III 264), bRuss. Лinкo, Russian. Липкo ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Lipkienė / Lipkytė

Pronunciation

/ˈlʲɪpʲkʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 252.