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Makselis

MAKSẼLIS

Etymology

Cf. Maxilla (see). The origin is unclear. There may be nicknames associated with lit. to pay, „kinknoti; baksnoti; bėgti, joti, eiti; valgyti, ėsti, ryti; tankiai kalbėti; stipti, dvėsti“ (LKŽ VII 783). But cf. German Maxl: Maximilianus ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Makselienė / Makselytė

Pronunciation

/mɐk²ˈsʲæːlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 425.