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Sakalauskas

SAKALÁUSKAS

Etymology

The surname Sakaláuskas, which has the suffix -auskas of Slavic origin, usually appeared through Slavization, adding the aforementioned suffix to the lit. surn. Sãkalas (see) or after replacing the Lithuanian patronymic surn. Hawk (see), *Sakalaitis, *Sakalonis or similar. suffix Cf. still brus Cакалoўскi ¹, Russian. Sokolovskij ², Polish. Sokołowski (SSNO V 144).

Feminine FORMS

Sakalauskienė / Sakalauskaitė

Pronunciation

/sɐkɐ¹ˈlɑˑʊskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 386.

2. B. Unbegaun, 1972, p. 219, 237.