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Venteris

VEÑTERIS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear whether the nickname from lit. vénteris „tinklas su uodega and sparnais from šonų, tiesiamas skersai upę žvejojant“ (DLKŽ), or from German Wenther ¹. Cf. still in Latv. Venters ².

Feminine FORMS

Venterienė / Venterytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʋʲɛnʲˑtʲɛrʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 596.

2. LAG 84, 87, 92, etc..