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Plaškys

PLAŠKỸS

Etymology

Cf. Plaszkys ¹. The origin is not entirely clear. Can be a nickname, cf. lit. splash „draikyti, plaikstyti“, splash „džiūgauti“ (LKŽ X 78). But cf. still German Plaschek, Plaschke ², Plaschke ³.

Feminine FORMS

Plaškienė / Plaškytė

Pronunciation

/plɐ²ˈʃʲkʲiːs/

SOURCES

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

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 468.

3. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 386.