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Metelionis

METELIÓNIS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether the patronymic suffix -onis is a derivative of Metelỹs (see), or whether it is a toponymic example with the place-meaning suffix -onis derived from the name of the lake Metelỹs (or also from the name of the village Meteliai̇̃).

Feminine FORMS

Metelionienė / Metelionytė

Pronunciation

/mʲɛtʲɛ¹ˈlʲo̟ːnʲɪs/

SEE ALSO