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Strigūnas

STRIGŪ́NAS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. It could be with the patronymic suffix -ūnas formed from Stri̇̀gas (see), but cf. still lit. strigūnas „kas striguoja, straksi“ (LKŽ XIII 963) and bRuss. Cтpыгун ¹, Russian. Cтpигун, Cтpигунoв (CAМO IV 288).

Feminine FORMS

Strigūnienė / Strigūnaitė

Pronunciation

/sʲtʲrʲɪ¹ˈɡuːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 393.