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Taugantis

TAŨGANTIS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps it is a double-stemmed example: Taũ-gantis. For you - see Proliferative. For gant- in the second stem cf. lit. pers.n. Daũ-gantas, Gãl-i-gantas, Gẽd-gantas, Pý-gantas, Skaũst-gantas, Svi̇̀r-gantas ¹, OPr. Pi-gant ². This sandus is associated with sandus gin- ³, see Gi̇̀mbut.

Feminine FORMS

Taugantienė / Taugantytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈtɒʊˑɡɐnʲtʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 73.

2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 137.

3. A. Salys, ibid..