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Spirikaitis

SPIRIKÁITIS

Etymology

Cf. Spirikãvičius, Spirukãvičius (see). These surn. spirik-, spiruk- most likely with diminutive suffixes -ik-, -uk from Spi̇̀rius (see) or similar. Cf. still Russian Cпиpикoв (CAMC IV 249), Cпиpюкoв ¹, etc.

Feminine FORMS

Spirikaitienė / Spirikaitytė

Pronunciation

/sʲpʲɪrʲɪ¹ˈkɑˑɪtʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 250.