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Pareigis

PÃREIGIS

Etymology

Cf. Duty (see), Duty ¹. The origin is unclear. Cf. (?) lit. duty „parėjimas, pareitis“ (LKŽ IX 415), duty „pareigingas“ ².

Feminine FORMS

Pareigienė / Pareigytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈpɑːrʲɛɪɡʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 15.

2. ibid., 416.