Timpa
TÌMPA
Etymology
Cf. Latin Timpa ¹ and possibly German. Timpe ², Tympe ³. 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
Timpienė / Timpaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈtʲɪmpɐ/
SOURCES
1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 118.
2. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 518.
3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 572.