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..