Šarlatas
ŠARLATAS
Etymology
Cf. Scarlett (see), further cf. (?) German Scharlat ¹, Polish. Szarłat (SSNO V 276).♦ Rather from Lit. charlotte, charlotte „prasti, nuplyšę drabužiai, skarmalai“, charlotte „skarmalius“, charlotte „skarmaliuotis“ (LKŽe).
Feminine FORMS
Šarlatienė / Šarlataitė
Pronunciation
/ʃɐrlɐtɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. J. Brechenmacher 1963, p. 485.