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Šapelis

ŠÃPELIS

Etymology

Cf. Šãpas (see) and bRuss. Шапель, Шапялёў, Шапялевiч, which M. Birila connects, among other things, with lit. šapẽlis ¹, German. Schappel ², Schapf(e)l ³, Schappel ⁴. See also Shapal.

Feminine FORMS

Šapelienė / Šapelytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈʃɑːpʲɛlʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 466.

2. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 484.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 504.

4. ibid., 505.