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Surgantas

SÙRGANTAS

Etymology

Double-breasted surn. For sur- see A surgeon. For the second sand gant - cf. lit. pers.n. Gan-gáila, Gañ-nation ¹. Sandas gant- more common in the second sandas, cf. Dau-gant, Gãl-i-gant, Gẽd-gant, Pý-gant, Skaũst-gant, Svi̇̀r-gant, Vý-gant (ibid.). The origin of this sand is unclear.

Feminine FORMS

Surgantienė / Surgantaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈsʊrɡɐntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 73.