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Rutkus

RÙTKUS

Etymology

Cf. Rutkà, Rutkáuskas, Rutkẽvičius (see). Often the root rutk- of these surnames can be from rudk- (see Rudkáitis). Although cf. Latin Rutkis ¹, Rutkovskis ², Rutks ³, bRuss. Pуткoўскi ⁴, Russian. Pуткoвский (CAMC III 928).

Feminine FORMS

Rutkienė / Rutkutė

Pronunciation

/ˈrʊtkʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 28, 36, 66, etc..

2. ibid., 17, 51, 478, etc..

3. ibid., 166, 220, 244, etc..

4. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 356.