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Smetona

SMETONÀ

Etymology

Cf. Smetanis, Smetõnas, Smetónis, Smetõnius (see). Cf. lit. Slavism smetonà „grietinė“ (LKŽ XIII 165), smetõnas „smetona“ (ibid.), bRuss. Cметана, Cмятанiн ¹, Russian. Cметана ² and so on.

Feminine FORMS

Smetonienė / Smetonaitė

Pronunciation

/sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 385.

2. C. Bеселoвский, 1974, с. 292; CAМC IV 164.