Svirgaila
SVIRGAILA
Etymology
Dvikamiene surn.: Svir-gaila. For lever- cf. lit. surn. Svir-butas, Svir-but-ãvičius (see), lit. pers.n. Svìr-butas, Svìr-gantas, Svìr-gaudas, Svìr-gedas, Svìr-tilas ¹, OPr. Swir-gaude ². The origin of this sand is not clear, maybe it is connected with lit. swing ³. Unfortunately, see Bargáila.
Feminine FORMS
Svirgailienė / Svirgailaitė
Pronunciation
/sʲʋʲɪrɡɐɪlɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 93.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 151.
3. see Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 202.