Mita
MITÀ
Etymology
Cf. Mi̇̀tas, Mi̇̀tė (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., cf. lit. mita „medinė plūdė, pritaisoma prie tinklo; medinis virbalas tinklui nerti“ (LKŽ VIII 294-295), mi̇̀tas „maistas; išlaidos“ ¹ or similar. However, a different origin is also possible, cf. polish Mita (SSNO III 532), Mitaś: Dymitr ².
Feminine FORMS
Mitienė / Mitaitė
Pronunciation
/mʲɪˈtɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 295.
2. J. Bubak, 1970, p. 238.