Sirota
SIROTÀ
Etymology
Perhaps from Slavic siratà ¹ „našlaitis“ (LKŽ XII 570). Although probably simply borrowed from surn., cf. Brus Cipama, Cиpoта, Cиpoт ², Russian. Cиpoта (CAМC IV 138), Polish. Orphaned (SSNO V 80).
Feminine FORMS
Sirotienė / Sirotaitė
Pronunciation
/sʲɪroːˈtɐ/
SOURCES
1. BRuss. cipama, 1. sirota.
2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 375.