Butvydas
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- Butvidas
Etymology
(Baltic origin:) Composed of the two stems bùtas / bū́ti (“house; to be”) + išvýsti (“to see”), from reconstructed Indo-European roots, with distinct attestations in Germanic and Slavic language sources.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bùtvydas m (feminine Bùtvydė, diminutive Vydas) stress pattern 1
- a male given name
Declension
| nominative | Bùtvydas |
|---|---|
| genitive | Bùtvydo |
| dative | Bùtvydui |
| accusative | Bùtvydą |
| instrumental | Bùtvydu |
| locative | Bùtvyde |
| vocative | Bùtvydai |
Further reading
- “Butvydas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026