Petelis
PETELIS
Etymology
Most likely this surn. with the suffix -elis is formed from the borrowed diminutive form of the baptismal name Pẽtras common in Slavic languages, cf. Russian Петя: Пётp ¹, bRuss. Пець ², Пеця ³.
Feminine FORMS
Petelienė / Petelytė
Pronunciation
/pʲɛtʲɛlʲɪs/
SOURCES
1. H. Петpовcкий, 1966, c. 342.
2. М. Биpыла, 1966, c. 137.
3. same, 1982, c. 101.