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Vingilis

VINGÌLIS

Etymology

Cf. Vingilỹs (see). It is not clear whether this, as K. Būga believes, is a combination of surn. from vin-gil- ¹, or nicknames derived from lit. bend „nėgių jauniklis, graužavirba; kas moka išsisukti, apsukrus žmogus“ (DLKŽ) - see P. Skardius, 1941, p. 182.

Feminine FORMS

Vingilienė / Vingilytė

Pronunciation

/ʋʲɪŋʲˈɡʲɪlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. for vin- see Vim̃baras, for gil- - Gilvỹdis - K. Būga, 1958, p. 249, 254.