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Mincė

MÌNCĖ

Etymology

Cf. Mi̇̀nca, Mi̇̀ncas, Mincẽvičius, Mi̇̀ncis, Miñcius (see). Perhaps the Latv. Mincis (LAG 171). Next, apparently, the following surn. with German Müntz ¹, Men(t)z, Menze, Menz, Mentze ², Münz, Münze ³.

Pronunciation

/¹ˈmʲɪnʲt͡sʲeː/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 350.

2. ibid., 338-339.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 439.