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Tamelis

TAMẼLIS

Etymology

Cf. Tameikis, Tamė́nas, Tamáuskas, Tamãvičius, Tamónis, Tamùlis, Tamùtis (see). With various suffixes from forms of the baptismal name Tamõšius. Cf., for example, German Thamas, Thams, Tams: Thomas ¹, Polish. Tom, Toma: Tomasz ² or similar. See still Thomas.

Feminine FORMS

Tamelienė / Tamelytė

Pronunciation

/tɐ²ˈmʲæːlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 571.

2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 277.