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Priešgintas

PRIEŠGINTAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Pri̇̀š-ginas, Pri̇̀š-gintas, Pri̇̀š-mantas, Prýš-mantas, Pri̇̀š-montas, Prýš-montas, Pri̇̀š-montis, Pri̇̀ž-gintas (see), Pri̇̀ešgin(t)as ¹. A two-stem personal noun, the first syllable of which is connected with the preposition priẽš. For defense, see Gimbut.

Feminine FORMS

Priešgintienė / Priešgintaitė

Pronunciation

/pʲrʲiɛʒʲɡʲɪntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 87.