Popiera
POPIERA
Etymology
Theoretically, it could also be a nickname surn., connected with lit. põpiera „popierius“ (LKŽ X 434), cf. white like paper or something But it is probably borrowed from surn., cf. polish Papierz ¹, German. Pfäffer ², Pöpper ³.
Feminine FORMS
Popierienė / Popieraitė
Pronunciation
/poːpʲiɛrɐ/
SOURCES
1. J. Bubak, 1971, p. 19.
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 463.
3. ibid., 470.