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Sunkevičius

SUNKẼVIČIUS

Etymology

We could connect the root sunk- with lit. difficult (see Suñkumaitis), but cf. Brus Сунко ¹, Russian. Сунко, Сункин (СAМС IV 305).

Feminine FORMS

Sunkevičienė / Sunkevičiūtė

Pronunciation

/sʊŋʲ²ˈkʲæːʋʲɪt͡ʃʲʊ̟s/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c 398.