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Urmelis

UR̃MELIS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps the root urm- is connected with lit. cover „būrys, pulkas“ (DLKŽ). Cf. still Russian Уpмень ¹, Уpмин (CAMC IV 459).

Feminine FORMS

Urmelienė / Urmelytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʊrʲˑmʲɛlʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. C. Becеловcкий, 1974, c. 333.