logo
ltdir/surnames

Skurdelis

SKURDẼLIS

Etymology

Cf. Skurdáuskis, Skurdẽnis (see). These surn. the root skvard- is connected with lit. poor „vargingas, neturtingas; vargingai, prastai atrodantis and others“ (LKŽ XII 1140-1141), poor „pragyvenimo priemonių stoka, neturtas; menkumas, ribotumas“ ¹ and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Skurdelienė / Skurdelytė

Pronunciation

/skʊrʲ²ˈdʲæːlʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 1137.