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Mandeikis

MANDEĨKIS

Etymology

Cf. Mandeikà, Mandžiùkas (see). Perhaps nicknames related to lit. manida „bandymas, mėginimas“ (LKŽ VII 819), mandýti „mėginti, bandyti“ ¹. See also K. Būga, 1958, p. 231; 1959, p. 101; 1961, p. 141.

Feminine FORMS

Mandeikienė / Mandeikytė

Pronunciation

/mɐnʲ²ˈdʲɛɪˑkʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 821.