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Skapas

SKÃPAS

Etymology

Probably a nickname surn., connected with lit. skãpas „iškastruotas gyvulys (pOPr. avinas), kastratas, išdaras; eunuchas“ (LKŽ XII 741). Cf. still brus Cкoпа, Cкoп ¹, Russian. Cкoп, Cкoпа (CAМC IV 148), Polish. Skop ².

Feminine FORMS

Skapienė / Skapaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈskɑːpɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 378-379.

2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 284; SSNO V 93.