Tilmontas
TÌLMONTAS
Etymology
The origin is not entirely clear. Possibly double-stemmed eg: Ti̇̀l-montas. For til- cf. lit. pers.n. Ti̇̀l-mantas ¹. The root til- can also go to the second division of dicotyledons. stem, cf. lit. Daũ-tilas, Gi̇̀n-tilas, Svìr-tilas, Vi̇̀l-tilas, Vi̇̀n-tilas ², OPr. Win-tils, Gin-til, San-til, U-til ³. Sandas til- is connected with Latv. iz-tilt „išlaikyti, iškęsti“ ⁴. Cf. still Tilman (see).
Feminine FORMS
Tilmontienė / Tilmontaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈtʲɪlmoːntɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 94; K. Būga, 1958, p. 242.
2. A. Salys, ibid..
3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 153.
4. A. Salys, ibid.; R. Trautmann, ibid..