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Natuška

NATUŠKA

Etymology

Cf. Nataškáitis and Natuškáitis (see). It is not entirely clear which sexes - with nataška- or with nataška- - are primary, which are later, secondary. In both cases, these are apparently abbreviations of some longer personal name: in the first case, it is more likely, let's say, from Natãnas, in the second - from Donãtasб, Fortūnãtas, Anatòlijus or the like. For them cf. German Natusch, Natuschke: Donatus, less often - from Renatus, Fortunatus ¹, Russian. Наташка: Натан, Натушка: Фopтунат ².

Feminine FORMS

Natuškienė / Natuškaitė

Pronunciation

/nɐtʊʃkɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 307.

2. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 329.