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Spangelis

SPAÑGELIS

Etymology

These surn. we could connect the root spang- with lit. spañgas „silpnai matantis, žlibas; aklas, žabalas; nemokytas, tamsus“ (LKŽ XIII 319). But cf. German Spangel ¹, Spange, Spengel ².

Feminine FORMS

Spangelienė / Spangelytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈspɐŋʲˑɡʲɛlʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 628.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 545.