Čemerys
ČEMERỸS
Etymology
Cf. Brus Чамяpыс ¹, Russian. Чемеpисъ ², Polish. Czemeryss ³. These Slavic personal names are sometimes associated with the ethnonym bRuss. чаpамiс ⁴, Polish. Czeremisy ⁵. However, the possible connection with Lieut. ľeberỹs, čẽmer, ľeber (< bRuss. чэмеp) „toks augalas (Veratrum album); kartėlė (Gentiana); galas, velnias“ (LKŽ II 67). See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 130.
Feminine FORMS
Čemerienė / Čemerytė
Pronunciation
/t͡ʃʲɛmʲɛ²ˈrʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 445.
2. N. Tupikov, 1903, с. 423.
3. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 263.
4. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 445.
5. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 263.