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Musvidas

MÙSVIDAS

Etymology

Cf. Mùsvidis (see). Possibly compound surn., the second root of which is vid- (vyd-; for it see Vi̇̀dmantas). The origin of the first sand mus- is completely unclear. One can only guess that it is derived from mūs- < mans-, cf. Mustvilà < *Manst-villa etc. For the root man(s) - see Mastvilà.

Feminine FORMS

Musvidienė / Musvidaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈmʊsʲʋʲɪdɐs/

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