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Sėras

SĖRAS

Etymology

Perhaps from the abbreviation of the baptismal name Serapi̇̀nas, cf. lit. Sèras: Serapi̇̀nas ¹, Russian. Cеpа: Cеpафим ² and so on. Although there may be other origins, cf. German Sehr ³, bRuss. Cеpы, Russian, Ukrainian Cеpoй ⁴.

Feminine FORMS

Sėrienė / Sėraitė

Pronunciation

/sʲeːrɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 135.

2. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 355.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 534.

4. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 372.