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Rinkus

RIÑKUS

Etymology

Cf. Ri̇̀nka, Rinkas, Rinkáuskas, Rinkẽvičius (see). Often the root of these surnames rink- can be from rimk- ¹; sometimes it may have appeared in other ways, cf. polish Rynko (SSNO IV 534), bRuss. Pынкевiч, Pынкoвiч ². The root rink-, among other things, can be derived from grink- ³. See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 190.

Feminine FORMS

Rinkienė / Rinkutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈrʲɪŋˑkʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see Rim̃kus, Rimkẽvičius, etc..

2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 357.

3. see Gri̇̀nkus, Grinkẽvičius, etc..