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Saplys

SAPLỸS

Etymology

Cf. Sap (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., connected with lit. saplỹs „lašas, caplys; varveklis“ (LKŽ XII 143). Cf. still brus Cаплёў, Cапель ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Saplienė / Saplytė

Pronunciation

/sɐ²ˈpʲlʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 365.