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Urtas

UR̃TAS

Etymology

Cf. (?) German Ort, Ordt, Orth, Ohrt ¹.♦ Connection with German. pers.n. very doubtful because of the phonetic difference in the beginning of the words. Probably related to lit. úrtais „greitai, sparčiai, galvotrūkčiais, strimagalviais“, ur̃tom „greitai, sparčiai“, urtùs „smarkus, guvus, energingas“ (LKŽe).

Feminine FORMS

Urtienė / Urtaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʊrˑtɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 456.