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Sarys

SARỸS

Etymology

Cf. Sarãvičius, Sareckis, Sari̇̀nskas, Sarõlis, Sarùlis (see). The origin of the root is not entirely clear. Cf. Latin Sars ¹, German. Sar, Saro, Sahr, Saar(e), Sarre ² and possibly lit. saríóti „siaubti, niokoti, plėšti; bastytis“ (LKŽ XII 162).

Feminine FORMS

Sarienė / Sarytė

Pronunciation

/sɐ²ˈrʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, с. 198.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 502.