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Surgailis

SURGAĨLIS

Etymology

Dvikamiene surn.: Sur-gai̇̃lis. For sur- cf. lit. surn. Sùr-gantas, Sùr-gautas, Sur-geilis, Sur-gela ¹, Sùr-gin, Sur-gin-ẽvičius, Sùr-gintas, Sùr-gontas (from Sùr-gantas), Sur-govtis (perhaps from Sùr-gautas), Sur-kontas (from Sùr-kantas), possibly Sùr-manas, Sur-mil-ãvičius, Sur-vida, Sùr-vydas, Sur-vilà, Sùr-vilas (see), lit. pers.n. Sùr-daugas, Sùr-gaila, Sur-gė́la, Sùr-gantas, Sùr-gautas, Sùr-kantas, Sùr-minas, Sùr-putas ², OPr. Sur-day, Sur-dote, Sur-gacz, Sur-gawde, Sur-gaute, Sur-gedde, Sur-kant, Sur-manne, Sur-mynne, Sur-stoy, Sur-wille, Sor-impte ³. Sandas is connected with av. sur-gi „apie“ ⁴. Unfortunately, see Bargáila.

Feminine FORMS

Surgailienė / Surgailytė

Pronunciation

/sʊr²ˈɡɐɪˑlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. the last two possibly from Sur-gai̇̃lis, Sur-gė́la, etc..

2. A. Salys, 1933, p. 93.

3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 151.

4. A. Salys, ibid..