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Misingis

MÌSINGIS

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname, related to lit. in Germanism mi̇̀singis (<German dial. Messing) „vario, alavo and cinko lydinys, žalvaris“ (LKŽ VIII 278). But pvd can be borrowed. just from German Messing ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Misingienė / Misingytė

Pronunciation

/ˈmʲɪsʲɪŋʲɡʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 430.