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Vetelkis

VETEl̃KIS

Etymology

Cf. Veteikà (see). Further connections are unclear - cf. also Viteika, Viteikis (see). Associated with lit. to wind „mojuoti“, to wind „sijoti“ ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Vetelkienė / Vetelkytė

Pronunciation

/ʋʲɛ²ˈtʲɛlʲˑkʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 217.