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Sekmokas

SEKMÕKAS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps with the suffix -okas from *Sekmas, *Sekmys or the like, for their cf. lit. kűekmas „septintas“ (LKŽ XII 334) or perhaps sukkẽ „pasaka, padavimas; niekų kalba, prasimanymas; sėkmė; pasekmė“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Sekmokienė / Sekmokaitė

Pronunciation

/sʲɛ²ˈkmoːkɐs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 335.