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Urna

ÙRNA

Etymology

The origin of the root urn- is not entirely clear, Cf. lit. urnóti „vynioti, vystyti“, urnóti „nuolat varpyti negerais žodžiais“ ¹. Cf. still Russian Уpнев, Уpнoв (CAMC IV 459), German. Urnau ².

Feminine FORMS

Urnienė / Urnaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʊrnɐ/

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1961, p. 943.

2. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 724.