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Meirys

MEIRỸS

Etymology

Cf. Meiris (see). Connects with Latv. Meiris ¹, Latv. mei̇̃ris „prievaizdas, tijūnas“ (LVV II 592). However, the origin is also possible from German. Meyer, Majer, etc. ² - see Mejer.

Feminine FORMS

Meirienė / Meirytė

Pronunciation

/mʲɛɪ²ˈrʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 51, 268, 293, etc..

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 416.