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Timotiejevas

TIMOTIEJEVAS

Etymology

Cf. Timofeev (see). TÌMPA Jnš (Latv.), Klp 2 (off. Timpf), Pgg 3, Šlu 4 ¹, Vn 3 (13). Cf. Latin Timpa ² and possibly German. Timpe ³, Tympe ⁴. Sometimes a nickname origin is also possible, cf. lit. tension „guminė juostelė, raištelis“ (DLKŽ), tension „temptis, tįsti“ (ibid), tension „daryti, kad tįstų, tęsti; gabenti, nešti“ (ibid).

Feminine FORMS

Timotiejevienė / Timotiejevaitė

Pronunciation

/tʲɪmoːtʲiɛjɛʋɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. off. Temp, Timpf.

2. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 118.

3. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 518.

4. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 572.