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Veisas

VÉISAS

Etymology

Cf. Breed (see). But mostly, apparently, from German. Weiß ¹. Cf. still in Latv. Veisis ², Veiss ³, which are also probably Germanisms.

Feminine FORMS

Veisienė / Veisaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʋʲæˑɪsɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 603.

2. LAG 18, 108, 460, etc..

3. ibid., 10, 18, 25, etc..