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Popa

PÓPA

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Germanic surn., cf. German Popp, Poppo, Poppe ¹, Popp, Poppe ². But cf. still lit. popà, pópa „labai jautrus, išlepęs, linkęs aimanuoti, skųstis, verkti žmogus“ (LKŽ X 432).

Feminine FORMS

Popienė / Popaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈpoːpɐ/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 470.

2. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 390.