Virgailis
VIRGÁILIS
Etymology
Cf. Virgeilis (see). Probably a compound example: Vir-gáilis. For vir- cf. lit. surn. Vir-gan-ãvičius, Vir-ginas, Vir-gin-ãvičius, Vir̃-vilas, Vi̇̀r-žintas (see), lit. pers.n. Vi̇̀r-butas, Vi̇̀r-minas, Vi̇̀r-tartas ¹, OPr. pers.n. Wyr-i-buth, Wyr-i-gaude, Wir-kand, OPr. vv. Wir-wilten ². It has been tried to connect Sanda vir- with lit. výras ³, OPr. wijrs „vyras“ ⁴. Unfortunately, see Bargáila.
Feminine FORMS
Virgailienė / Virgailytė
Pronunciation
/ʋʲɪr¹ˈɡɑˑɪlʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 121.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 156.
3. A. Salys, ibid.; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 152; Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 219.
4. R. Trautmann, ibid., p. 157.