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Lymantas

LÝMANTAS

Etymology

Cf. Li̇̀-mantas, Li̇̀-montas, Lý-montas (see) and Li̇̀-manas, Lý-manas (see). Possibly compound surnames, to be compared with Lei-mantas, Lei̇̃-manas (see). For mant-, man- see Mañginas, Úmantas. For the root li-, ly- cf. lit. limùs „kuris moka prisimeilinti, įsiteikti, prisitaikyti“, li̇̀mti „linkti, svirti žemyn“ (LKŽ VII 518).

Feminine FORMS

Lymantienė / Lymantaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈlʲiːmɐntɐs/

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