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Staigis

STÁIGIS

Etymology

Cf. Sudden (see). Perhaps nicknames surn., connected with lit. suddenly „nelauktas, netikėtas, nenumatytas; ūmus, karštas, smarkus“ (LKŽ XIII 629-631).

Feminine FORMS

Staigienė / Staigytė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈstɑˑɪɡʲɪs/

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