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Paldauskas

PALDÁUSKAS

Etymology

The origin of the root is not entirely clear. Cf. Pòldas: Leopòldas ¹, German. Pold ²; lit. páldyti „stengtis suprasti, suvokti, suskaičiuoti“ (LKŽ IX 245). Sometimes irregularly it can be from Peldáuskas (see) or something like thimm.

Feminine FORMS

Paldauskienė / Paldauskaitė

Pronunciation

/pɐl¹ˈdɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 110.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, pp. 404, 469.