Sliesoraitis
SLIESORÁITIS
Etymology
Cf. Sliesariūnas, Slesoraitis, Slesarāvičius, Sle-sariūnas, Slesoriūnas (see). These surnames with various patronymic suffixes are most likely formed from pers.n. *Sliesorius or similar, which arose from the trade name sliẽsorius (bRuss. слесаp) „šaltkalvis“ (LKŽ XIII 15). Cf. still brus Cлесаp, Cлесаpаў ¹, Russian. Cлесаpь, Cлесаpев (CAМC IV 159).
Feminine FORMS
Sliesoraitienė / Sliesoraitytė
Pronunciation
/sʲlʲiɛsoː¹ˈrɑˑɪtʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 382.