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Viržintas

VÌRŽINTAS

Etymology

It is believed to be a compound example: Vi̇̀r-žintas ¹. Also cf. _Vir-žintai_̇̃ k. Klaipėda district For over - see Virgáil Sando's origin is unclear. On the other hand, the assumption that surn. Vi̇̀viržintas is with the suffix -intas made from the root virž-, for which see Viržáitis

Feminine FORMS

Viržintienė / Viržintaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʋʲɪrʲʒʲɪntɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1958, p. 236, 256; A. Salys, 1933, p. 121.