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Makareinis

MAKAREĨNIS

Etymology

Cf. Makareinius (see). Perhaps nicknames related to lit. mãkaras (see Mãkaras), mãkarioti „maišyti, jaukti; nerimtai elgtis, laikytis“ (LKŽ VII 771). Although there may be later reworkings from such Slavic surnames as bRuss. Макаpэня or so. ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Makareinienė / Makareinytė

Pronunciation

/mɐkɐ²ˈrʲɛɪˑnʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, c. 111.