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Senionis

SENIÓNIS

Etymology

Cf. Grandfather, Senùlis (see). These surn. the root sen- is probably connected with lit. chöynas, -à „turintis daug amžiaus, sulaukęs senatvės, nejaunas ¹ and others“ (LKŽ XII 370). But for sen- cf. also Senáuskas (see).

Feminine FORMS

Senionienė / Senionytė

Pronunciation

/sʲɛ¹ˈnʲo̟ːnʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. apie žmones, gyvulius.