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Preisas

PREĨSAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Preiss ¹, German. Preis, Preiß ². Cf. still lit. Germanism will be preis „prūsas“ (LKŽ X 597).

Feminine FORMS

Preisienė / Preisaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈpʲrʲɛɪˑsɐs/

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 206.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 472; J. Brechenmacher, 1960, p. 209.