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Sėdaitis

SĖDÁITIS

Etymology

Cf. Sedãlis, Sėdelys, Sedáuskas, Sedẽvičius, Sedi̇̀ckis, Zųdžius (see). The origin of the root sed-, sed- is not entirely clear, perhaps it is connected with lit. to sit „laikytis vertikaliai, palenkus kojas and atsirėmus į sėdmenimis; leisti laiką namie ar svetur nieko neveikiant, būti be darbo and others“ (LKŽ XII 280-283), see also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 193. But cf. also Russian Cедoв (CAMC IV 68-69), Sedov ¹, bRuss. Cеда ², Cяды, Cядoў ³ and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Sėdaitienė / Sėdaitytė

Pronunciation

/sʲeː¹ˈdɑˑɪtʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Unbegaun, 1972, p. 28, 176.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 370.

3. ibid., 403.