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Lėbus

LĖ̃BUS

Etymology

Cf. Liẽbas, Liẽbus (see) - the last two surnames are dialectal - from *Lėbas, Lė̃bus. Perhaps of nickname origin, connected with lit. lḗba „lėbavimas, ūžavimas“, lēba, leba „mulkis, žioplys; lėtas žmogus, léiba“ ¹. Although cf. German Lebus ².

Feminine FORMS

Lėbienė / Lėbutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈlʲeːbʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LKŽ VII 217, 232.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 399; J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 161.