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Spitrys

SPITRỸS

Etymology

Probably a nickname surn., connected with lit. spi̇̀trinti „daryti spitrą, aklą; vadinti, laikyti spitru and others“ (LKŽ XIII 455), spi̇̀trius „kas spitras, trumparegis“ ¹ or similar.

Feminine FORMS

Spitrienė / Spitrytė

Pronunciation

/sʲpʲɪ²ˈtʲrʲiːs/

SOURCES

1. ibid., 456.