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Mekneris

MÈKNERIS

Etymology

Cf. German Machner ¹. But there is a possible connection with Lieut. meknõrius „kas mikčioja, mikna, mekas, meknys“ (LKŽ VII 1024).

Feminine FORMS

Meknerienė / Meknerytė

Pronunciation

/ˈmʲɛknʲɛrʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 415.