Spingis
SPIÑGIS
Etymology
Cf. Spingỹs (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., connected with lit. spindė́ti „spindėti; silpnai šviesti, spygsoti“ (LKŽ XIII 413), spindė́ti „spengti; ūžti, cypti; zyzti, birbti, dūgzti, zirzti“ ¹ or similar.
Feminine FORMS
Spingienė / Spingytė
Pronunciation
/²ˈsʲpʲɪŋʲˑɡʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. ibid., 413, 377-378.