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Vainikonis

VAINIKÓNIS

Etymology

Cf. Vainikáuskas, Vainikẽvičius (see). The stem vai-nik- can often, especially in surnames from eastern Lithuania, be from *vain-iuk-. But the suffix -ik- is also possible. For reasons - see Vai̇̃nius.

Feminine FORMS

Vainikonienė / Vainikonytė

Pronunciation

/ʋɐɪnʲɪ¹ˈkoːnʲɪs/

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