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Šlitas

ŠLÌTAS

Etymology

Cf. lit. slide „eiti šleivojant“, slide „tūnoti, kiūtoti, lindėti kur; gulėti“ (LKŽK) or similar. Although there may also be examples of Germanic origin, cf. German Schlitt(e) ¹, Schlitz ².

Feminine FORMS

Šlitienė / Šlitaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʲlʲɪtɐs/

SOURCES

1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 459.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 517; J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 527.