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Tinius

TÌNIUS

Etymology

Cf. German Tinius, Thinius: Antonius ¹, Thinnes: Antonius ². But there may be other origins, cf. lit. ti̇̀nti „plakti dalgį; mušti, daužyti“, ti̇̀nti „nenormaliai plėstis, burkti (apie audinius)“ (DLKŽ) - see Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 210.

Feminine FORMS

Tinienė / Tiniūtė

Pronunciation

/ˈtʲɪnʲʊ̟s/

SOURCES

1. J. Brechenmacher, 1960, p. 317.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 169.