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Strikas

STRÌKAS

Etymology

Cf. Stri̇̀kis, Strỹkas (see). This surn. could be nicknames related to lit. to strike „pamažu striksėti, šokinėti; šokčioti į viršų“ (LKŽ XIII 964), to strike „šokuoti; eiti, bėgti straksint“ (ibid.) or similar. But cf. still brus Cтpык, Cтpыкаў ¹, Polish. Stryk (SSNO V 228), Russian. Cтpик (CAМC IV 289).

Feminine FORMS

Strikienė / Strikaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈsʲtʲrʲɪkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 394.