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Ruigys

RUIGỸS

Etymology

Cf. Rui̇̃gis (see). Further connected with Latv. Ruiga ¹. Cf. still Rui̇̃giai k. Klaipėda district (the name of the village comes from surn. Ruigỹs or similar). The origin is unclear. However, it can be assumed that there are Germanisms - cf. German Rüegg, Rüge, Ruge, etc. ².

Feminine FORMS

Ruigienė / Ruigytė

Pronunciation

/rʊɪ²ˈɡʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 28, 200.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 341.