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Pitkunigis

PITKUNIGIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Pitkunings, Piktkunigis ¹. The base gender is unclear - the first word can be a personal name (from pers.n. *Pitas or the like) or be associated with lit. pi̇̀ktas, second sandas - from lit. kunig

Feminine FORMS

Pitkunigienė / Pitkunigytė

Pronunciation

/pʲɪtkʊnʲɪɡʲɪs/

SOURCES

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