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Vilinskas

VILÌNSKAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. Vilinaũskas (see), Latv. Vilinskis ¹. Further connections are unclear. Maybe related to Polish. Wilin, Wilinow (SSNO VI 104), Wilęc(s)ki ², Russ. Bиленский (CAМC I 874).

Feminine FORMS

Vilinskienė / Vilinskaitė

Pronunciation

/ʋʲɪ¹ˈlʲɪnskɐs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 32, 270, 312, etc..

2. ibid., 103.