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Lyksna

LÝKSNA

Etymology

Perhaps the suffix -na is a derivative of liksti (liska, lisko) „lėpti, lekšti“ (LKŽ VII 496), cf. čiupnà: grab, dusnà: dùsti, šašnà: šàšti ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Lyksnienė / Lyksnaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈlʲiːksnɐ/

SOURCES

1. see V. Urbutis, 1965, p. 329.