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Pikas

PÌKAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Pỹkas, Pike, Pikis and Pýkis (see), Latv. Piķis ¹. It is probably a surn. of Germanic origin; cf. German Pick ², Picke ³. But see also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 182.

Feminine FORMS

Pikienė / Pikaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈpʲɪkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, с. 146.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 461; H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 383.

3. J. Brechenmacher, 1960, p. 133.