Nastopka
NASTÓPKA
Etymology
The origin is unclear. Perhaps a short gender from some other pers.n., which in Russian should have been *Aнастафий < *Aнастатый ¹, cf. Russian current surn. Aнастатьев (CAMC I 133). If the beginning of the word fell off ², the gender *Настафк- could arise from the remaining stem *Настаф-, the reflex of which would be our surn. Nastópka
Feminine FORMS
Nastopkienė / Nastopkaitė
Pronunciation
/nɐ¹ˈstoːpkɐ/
SOURCES
1. cf. Old Greek ἀνάστατος „ištremtas; nuskurdintas; sukilęs, maištingas“.
2. cf. Anastasia : Nastė, etc..