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Pakrosnis

PAKRÓSNIS

Etymology

Most likely nickname surn. Cf. lit. pakrósnis „vieta po krosnimi malkoms ar šiaip kam sudėti; krosnies vidus; vieta prie krosnies and others“ (LKŽ IX 205), vol. i.e. like to be in the oven, sit or something like thimm. Cf. even vv. Furnace, mstl. Lazdija district

Feminine FORMS

Pakrosnienė / Pakrosnytė

Pronunciation

/pɐ¹ˈkroːsʲnʲɪs/