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Varstaitis

VARSTÁITIS

Etymology

Cf. lit. valve „verslas“, valve „vasarojus“ (DLKŽ) or similar. But the root varst- can also be a Germanism, cf. German Worst ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Varstaitienė / Varstaitytė

Pronunciation

/ʋɐr¹ˈstɑˑɪtʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 834.