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.