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Samatauskas

SAMATAŨSKAS

Etymology

Cf. Samatāvičius (see). The origin is unclear. Cf. (?) lit. samatà ¹ „aksomas; tam tikru būdu dirbta ožio oda, korduonas“ (LKŽ XII 92), estimate „sumanus, nuovokus“ (ibid.), Russian. Cаматoв (CAMC IV 30).

Feminine FORMS

Samatauskienė / Samatauskaitė

Pronunciation

/sɐmɐ²ˈtɒʊˑskɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. German dial. samet, somit.