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Sasnauskas

SASNÁUSKAS

Etymology

Cf. Brus Cacнoўcкi ¹, Russian. Cocнoвский (CAМC IV 241), Polish. Sosnowski ² etc.♦ The pvd located in Moletai. probably glorified (translated) from lit. *Pušynas, cf. entries in the book of baptism and marriage registers of Moletai Ioannis Puʃzynis, Caspar Puʃzynas in 1683, Iozeph[us] Puʃzynas, Ioannis Puʃzynas in 1685, Pauli Puʃzynas in 1689. ³.

Feminine FORMS

Sasnauskienė / Sasnauskaitė

Pronunciation

/sɐ¹ˈsnɑˑʊskɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 366.

2. SSNO V 150; J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 128.

3. V. Garliauskas, 2004, 70, 72, 79, 84, 106.