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Plavas

PLAVAS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Cf. German Plau, Plaue ¹ and possibly lit. plavà „kas nešvankiai kalba, niektauza“ (LKŽ X 118).

Feminine FORMS

Plavienė / Plavaitė

Pronunciation

/plɐʋɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 468.