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Rydelis

RÝDELIS

Etymology

Sometimes it can be a nickname, associated with lit. language riddles with the word ri̇̀delis (LKŽ XI 534) or similar. But mostly, apparently, Germanism, cf. German Riedel ¹ or Polonism, cf. polish Rydel (SSNO IV 529).

Feminine FORMS

Rydelienė / Rydelytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈrʲiːdʲɛlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 486.