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Steiblys

STEIBLỸS

Etymology

Cf. Stable (see). The origin is not entirely clear, perhaps from lit. sudden „drąsus, stiprus, narsus; pernelyg išaugęs, išstypęs“ (LKŽ XIII 627). But lending is also possible, cf. German Steibl, Steible, Steybel, Stäubli, Stäubel, Stäubte ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Steiblienė / Steiblytė

Pronunciation

/sʲtʲɛɪ²ˈbʲlʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 551.