Lyva
LÝVA
Etymology
Cf. lit. Livà, Li̇̀vas (see), Latv. Līvs (LAG 137), Livs ¹. Perhaps of ethnonym origin, cf. Latin li̇̃vis „lyvis, lybis“ (LVV II 491), līvs „lyvis, lybis“ ².
Feminine FORMS
Lyvienė / Lyvaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈlʲiːʋɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 30.
2. J. Balkevičius, J. Kabelka, 1977, p. 359.