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Veiverys

VEIVERỸS

Etymology

Cf. Vei̇̃ver, Viẽver (see). Most likely nicknames surn., connected with lit. veiverỹs „tinginys“ (DLKŽ). But cf. still in Latv. vèiveŗi, vēivari (LVV IV 525), lit. vaivór „girtuoklė (Vaccinium uliginosum); jos uoga“ (DLKŽ).

Feminine FORMS

Veiverienė / Veiverytė

Pronunciation

/ʋʲɛɪʋʲɛ²ˈrʲiːs/

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