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Sakalas

SÃKALAS

Etymology

Nickname surn. from lit. sãkalas „toks plėšrus paukštis (Falco)" (LKŽ XII 19). Cf. still brus Coкал, Cакoл ¹, Russian, Ukrainian. Coкoл (ibid.), Polish. Sokoł (SSNO V 144).

Feminine FORMS

Sakalienė / Sakalaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈsɑːkɐlɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 386.