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Urba

ÙRBA

Etymology

Cf. Ùrbas, Ùrbė, Ùrbis, Urbỹs, Ùrbus (see). From the abbreviation of the baptismal name Ùrbon, cf. lit. Ùrbas: Ùrbonas ¹. Maybe you can't completely lose sight of lit. drill „urbinti, gręžti; neduoti ramybės, nuolat ūdyti, barti, uiti“ (DLKŽ).

Feminine FORMS

Urbienė / Urbaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʊrbɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 144.