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Miežėnas

MIEŽĖ́NAS

Etymology

Cf. Mäžė́nas (see). The latter surn. can also be from Miežėnas. Both of these surn. theoretically, the suffix -ēnas is derived from Miẽžis, Miežỹs (see) or the like. However, in any case, accepting these etymologies without reservation does not allow such a brute. surnames like Мяжэня: мяжаežia“, Мяжэнны, Russ. Меженный: Russian. меженный „padarytas geru oru“, BRuss. мяжэнiнны „idem“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Miežėnienė / Miežėnaitė

Pronunciation

/mʲiɛ¹ˈʒʲeːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M . Биpыла, 1969, с. 292.