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Ragainis

RAGAĨNIS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Ragainis ¹, Ragains ². Nicknames from lit. horned „su ragais, raguotas“ (LKŽ XI 14-15), Latv. ragai̇̂nis „raguotis“, ragai̇̂ns „raguotas“ (LVV III 464).

Feminine FORMS

Ragainienė / Ragainytė

Pronunciation

/rɐ²ˈɡɐɪˑnʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 125, 133, 250, etc..

2. ibid., 261.