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Mozelaitis

MOZELÁITIS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Cf. of unknown origin pers.n. Mosselith, Moselith ¹. It can also be from the baptismal name Mõzė. Cf. yet German Mosel, Mösel ².

Feminine FORMS

Mozelaitienė / Mozelaitytė

Pronunciation

/moːzʲɛ¹ˈlɑˑɪtʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 62.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 436.