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Plušys

PLUŠYS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Cf. lit. Pluszys, Pluszys ¹. Perhaps from lit. pluséti „skubėti; smarkiai dirbti, triūsti; skubiai eiti“ (LKŽ X 375) or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Plušienė / Plušytė

Pronunciation

/plʊʃʲiːs/

SOURCES

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