Bardzila
Lithuanian
Etymology
(Baltic origin:) Derived from Lithuanian Bardys (“beard”) + zila (“diminutive suffix”).
Compare Belarusian Бардзіла (Bardzila) and Polish Bordziło.[1][2]
(Germanic origin:) Some Germanist scholars who study Baltic onomastics claimed that the name Bardzila and its Slavic cognates are of Gothic origin and that they are composed of bards (“giant”) + -ila (“diminutive suffix”) (cognated to Old High German Bardilo). Although debunked, this perspective disputes analyses that construct the name solely from Balto-Slavic onomastics.
Proper noun
Bárdzila m (feminine Bardzilė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a male given name
Declension
| nominative | Bárdzilà |
|---|---|
| genitive | Bárdzilos |
| dative | Bárdzilai |
| accusative | Bárdzilą |
| instrumental | Bárdzilà |
| locative | Bárdziloje |
| vocative | Bárdzila |
Proper noun
Bárdzila m (feminine Bardzilienė, unmarried feminine Bardziláitė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Bárdzilà | Bárdzilos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Bárdzilos | Bárdzilų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Bárdzilai | Bárdziloms |
| accusative (galininkas) | Bárdzilą | Bárdzilàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Bárdzilà | Bárdzilomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | Bárdziloje | Bárdzilose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Bárdzila | Bárdzilos |
Derived terms
- (Surnames:) Bardzilauskas, Burdzilauskas (perhaps), Barzilauskas (rare), Bardilauskas (rare)
- (Patronymics:) Barzilovičius