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Tulminas

TULMÌNAS

Etymology

Probably a double-stem surn., whose first syllable is tul-; for his cf. lit. pers.n. Tul̃-kintas, Tul̃-minas ¹, Tul̃-gaudas, Tul̃-gedas, Tul̃-girdas ², OPr. Tula-bite, Tule-drauge, Tule-drawe (Tolle-draus), Tule-gawde, Tule-gede, Tule-gerde, Tule-gide, Tule-kand (Tol-kant), Tule-kinste, Tule-kynte, Tule-claws, Tule-koyte, Tule-mavde, Tule-mvse, Tule-sway, Tule-swayde, Tule-tarp, Tule-wirde, Tul-gedam, Tuli-zede, Tul-tungis, Tulu-stint; Tule, Tulike ³. Tul- also occurs in the second case of two-stem personal names, cf. lit. Gi̇̀n-tulas ⁴, OPr. Pa-tulle ⁵. Sandas tul- is associated with lit. tulas ⁶. For min- see Mingáila

Feminine FORMS

Tulminienė / Tulminaitė

Pronunciation

/tʊlʲˈmʲɪnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 94.

2. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 143.

3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 153.

4. A. Salys, ibid., 95.

5. R. Trautmann, ibid..

6. A. Salys, 1933, p. 94; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, ibid..