Telšē

Samogitian

Etymology

Derived from telkšoti (“to be flooded with water, to splash”). Related to a variant of a Lithuanian-language root, -telš- or -tilž-, related to water.

Compare with Lithuanian Telšiai.

Proper noun

Telšē f

  1. Telšiai (the capital city of Telšiai County, Lithuania)
    1. Telšiai (a county of Lithuania)
    2. Telšiai (a district municipality of Telšiai County, Lithuania)

Descendants

  • → German: Telschen, Telschi
    • → English: Telshi, Telschi
    • → Russian: Тельши (Telʹši)
  • → Polish: Telsze
  • → Yiddish: טעלז (telz)
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