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Sūnaitis

SŪNÁITIS

Etymology

Perhaps from lit. sūnáitissūnaus ar dukters vaikas seneliams, vaikaitis, anūkas“ (LKŽK), although it could also be with the suffix -aitis from pers.n. *Sūnus, which we would associate with lit. sons „vyriškos lyties vaikas savo tėvams“ (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Sūnaitienė / Sūnaitytė

Pronunciation

/suː¹ˈnɑˑɪtʲɪs/