Pletkus
PLẼTKUS
Etymology
Cf. Plẽtkas (see). Perhaps it is surn. of nickname origin, cf. Slavism plẽtkas ¹ „apkalba, plepalas“ (LKŽ X 191), pletkùs „skleidžiantis apkalbas“ ².
Feminine FORMS
Pletkienė / Pletkutė
Pronunciation
/²ˈpʲlʲæːtkʊs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. bRuss. плётка, 1. plotka.
2. ibid., 192.