Vaidginas
VAĨDGINAS
Etymology
Aggregate surn. from vaid- and gin-. For role- cf. lit. surn. Vai̇̃d-manas (see), lit. pers.n. Vai̇̃d-sudas ¹, Váid-minas ², lit. vv. Actors Zarasu district, Vaid-miniai̇̃ village. Joniškis district Sandas vaid- also occurs in the second subjunctive pers.n. sande: lit. pers.n. Sù-vaidas (ibid.), OPr. Na-waydyn, Ar-wayde ³. Sandas is played with lit. váidytis „rodytis“ ⁴, further - with the root vyd- ⁵ words ⁶. But the origin is quite possible from lit. vai̇̃das, play, act, etc. ⁷. See also Vaid.
Feminine FORMS
Vaidginienė / Vaidginaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈʋɐɪˑdʲɡʲɪnɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 93.
2. ibid., 95.
3. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 154.
4. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 145.
5. from-vydo, etc..
6. A. Salys, 1933, p. 96.
7. Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 136.