Vytautas

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Composed of the two stems vyti (“chase, pursuer”) +‎ tauta (“land; country”). Compare Latvian and Samogitian Vītauts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [¹ˈʋʲiːtɒʊtɐs]
  • Hyphenation: vy‧tau‧tas

Proper noun

Výtautas m (feminine Vytautė, diminutive Vytas / Tautas) stress pattern 1

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Výtautas
nominative Výtautas
genitive Výtauto
dative Výtautui
accusative Výtautą
instrumental Výtautu
locative Výtaute
vocative Výtautai

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: Вітаўт (Vitawt)

Further reading

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