Jankauskas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lithuanian Jankauskas, itself from Polish Jankowski.
Proper noun
Jankauskas (plural Jankauskases)
- A surname from Lithuanian [in turn from Polish].
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jankauskas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.
- Forebears
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Jankus (“John”) + -auskas - "of Janków (variants: Jankówo / Jankówa / Jankówka)."
Compare Belarusian Янкоўскі (Jankówski) and Polish Jankowski.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɛŋ¹ˈkɑˑʊskɐs]
- Hyphenation: jan‧kau‧skas
Proper noun
Jankáuskas m (feminine Jankauskienė, unmarried feminine Jankauskáitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Jankáuskas | Jankáuskai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Jankáusko | Jankáuskų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Jankáuskui | Jankáuskams |
| accusative (galininkas) | Jankáuską | Jankáuskus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Jankáusku | Jankáuskais |
| locative (vietininkas) | Jankáuske | Jankáuskuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Jankáuskai | Jankáuskai |
Further reading
- “Jankauskas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026