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Sargautas

SÁRGAUTAS

Etymology

Cf. Guard (see). Double-stemmed example: sar-gaut-. For sar- cf. Sar-gėdà, Sár-mon (see). The origin of this sando is unclear, perhaps it is some graphic variant of the sando that came through writings written in non-Lithuanian languages, see A surgeon. For get- cf. lit. Daũ-gautas, Sùr-gautas ¹, OPr. Ab-get; Sur-gaute ². Sandas is derived from lit. get ³.

Feminine FORMS

Sargautienė / Sargautaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈsɑˑrɡɒʊtɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 73.

2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 138.

3. A. Salys, ibid..