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Singaila

SINGÁILA

Etymology

Double-stemmed example: Sin-gáila. For syn- cf. surn. Siñtauta (see) and possibly Siñdoras (see), pers.n. Si̇̀n-tautas, OPr. Si̇̀ngaras ¹, vv. Cин-гайл-ишки ², Cинтавт-ишкя ³ and so on. Sando's origin is unclear ⁴. Unfortunately, see Bargáila.

Feminine FORMS

Singailienė / Singailaitė

Pronunciation

/sʲɪŋ¹ˈɡɑˑɪlɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 93.

2. K. Būga, 1958, p. 245.

3. ibid., 258.

4. see A. Salys, ibid..