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Plienis

PLIẼNIS

Etymology

Cf. also Pliẽnas, Plienỹs, Pliẽnius (see). Perhaps these are nicknames surn., connected with lit. steel „juodasis metalas - geležies, anglies and kitų elementų lydinys“ (LKŽ X 221). Cf. also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 183. But see Plain

Feminine FORMS

Plienienė / Plienytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈpʲlʲiɛnʲɪs/

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