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Nirtautas

NÌRTAUTAS

Etymology

Maybe from *Ner-nation. Although sandas nir- is also possible. For nir- (ner-) cf. Ave. Nir-gunde || Ner-gunde, Nyr-mede || Ner-mede, Nyr-ginde, Nir-glande, Nir-glinde; Ner-dingis, Ner-gaut ¹. For the nation - see Proliferative.

Feminine FORMS

Nirtautienė / Nirtautaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈnʲɪrtɒʊtɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 147.