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Maurius

MAŨRIUS

Etymology

Cf. Moor, Maũris, Maurỹs (see). It is not entirely clear in which cases there may be nicknames surn., connected with lit. Máura (see), and when they are of foreign origin, cf. German Maurus ¹, Polish. Moor (SSNO III 429).

Feminine FORMS

Maurienė / Mauriūtė

Pronunciation

/²ˈmɒʊˑrʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 424-425.