Vimbaras
VIM̃BARAS
Etymology
Cf. Vi̇̀m-bor, Vim-buras(see). Composite surn. from *vin-bar-. For vin- cf. lit. surn. Vim̃-butas < *Vin-butas, Viñ-butas, Vin-gė́la, Vi̇̀n-tartas, Viñ-tortas, Viñ-talas, Viñ-tilas (see), lit. pers.n. Vi̇̀n-mantas ¹, OPr. Win-tils ². The root vin(t)- often occurs in the second avd of compounds. sandu: lit. surn. Bùt-vinas, Do-vintas, Eit-vinas, Gil-vin-aũskas (see), lit. pers.n. Bui̇̃-vina, Daũg-vina, Gaũd-vina, Gẽd-vina, Ski̇̀r-vina, Sùd-vina, Tár-vina, Viẽš-vina ³, OPr. Gir-wyn ⁴. Sando vin(t)- origin is unclear. It is believed that it can be an apophonic variant of the root vain- (see Tárvainas) ⁵. For bar- see Bargáila.
Feminine FORMS
Vimbarienė / Vimbaraitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈʋʲɪmˑbɐrɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 121.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 156.
3. A. Salys, ibid..
4. R. Trautmann, ibid..
5. A. Salys, ibid.; R. Trautmann, ibid.; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 152; Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 133.