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Skeirys

SKEIRỸS

Etymology

Cf. Cross (see). Perhaps from lit. cross section „našlys“ (LKŽ XII 790); cf. still lit. deviation „skersomis, piktai žiūrėti, šnairuoti“ (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Skeirienė / Skeirytė

Pronunciation

/sʲkʲɛɪ²ˈrʲiːs/

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