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Starkus

STAR̃KUS

Etymology

Cf. Star̃kas, Starkys (see), Latv. Starķis, Stārķis ¹, from lit. star̃kas ² „gandras, gužas“ (LKŽ XIII 669), star̃kus „starkas“ ³. See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 199.

Feminine FORMS

Starkienė / Starkutė

Pronunciation

/²ˈstɐrˑkʊs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 147.

2. German dial. stork, cf. Latin stārks.

3. ibid., 670.