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Nepraustys

NEPRAUSTỸS

Etymology

Cf. Do not wash (see). They may have come from Nepraũskas (see Nepraustis) or something like that through folk etymology. But it is possible that these are nicknames from lit. don't wash, don't wash: wash „plautis, mazgotis“ (DLKŽ).

Feminine FORMS

Nepraustienė / Nepraustytė

Pronunciation

/nʲɛprɒʊ²ˈsʲtʲiːs/

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