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Sabas

SÃBAS

Etymology

Pvt. probably comes from the abbreviation of the baptismal name Sebastijõnas ¹, although there are other opinions about the origin of sab-, cf. Brus Cаба, Cабiн, Cабiч, which M. Birila considers to be of appellative, nickname origin ², Russian. Sabo, Sabov, which B. Unbegaun connects with the Hungarian pers.n. ³.

Feminine FORMS

Sabienė / Sabaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈsɑːbɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 72.

2. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 359.

3. B. Unbegotten, 1972, p. 362.