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..