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Priešpilis

PRÍEŠPILIS

Etymology

Cf. Preispylỹs, Priẽšpilius (see). Perhaps it is surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. pri̇́ešpilis „pastatai prie pilies; priemiestis; prie pilies prieigų padarytas įtvirtinimas“ (LKŽ X 709), vol. i.e. living in the forecastle or something. See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 184.

Feminine FORMS

Priešpilienė / Priešpilytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈpʲrʲiɛʃʲpʲɪlʲɪs/

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