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Petelkevičius

PETELKẼVIČIUS

Etymology

This surn. the origin is not entirely clear. Petelk- can be with suffix -k- from Petelis (see) or similar. Cf. still brus Пяцелькiн, Russian. Петелка ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Petelkevičienė / Petelkevičiūtė

Pronunciation

/pʲɛtʲɛlʲ²ˈkʲæːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 343.