Vertelka
VERTÉLKA
Etymology
Cf. Vertálka (see). Mostly, apparently, nicknames surn., connected with lit. vertélka „verteiva“ ¹. Cf. still lit. vertélga „verteiva“ (DLKŽ). Although pvd itself is possible. lending, cf. Russian Bеpтелка ².
Feminine FORMS
Vertelkienė / Vertelkaitė
Pronunciation
/ʋʲɛrʲ¹ˈtʲæˑlkɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. P. Skardžius, 1941, p. 161.
2. N. Tupikov, 1903, c. 83.