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Rantelis

RAÑTELIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Rantauskis (see). It is not clear whether nicknames associated with lit. rántas, rañtas „įpjova, įrėža“ (LKŽ XI 174), or borrowings, cf. German Randt, Rent, Rentel, etc. ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Rantelienė / Rantelytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈrɐnʲˑtʲɛlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 479-480.