Jankauskas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian Jankauskas, itself from Polish Jankowski.

Proper noun

Jankauskas (plural Jankauskases)

1. 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

Alternative forms

• Jankauskis, Jankauckas, Jankovskis

Etymology

From Polish Jankowski +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛŋ¹ˈkɑˑʊskɐs] (standard, stress pattern 1)
  • Rhymes: -ɑˑʊskɐs
  • Syllabification: Jan‧káu‧skas
• IPA^(key): [jɛŋ²ˈkɒʊˑskɐs] (dialectal, stress pattern 4)
  • Rhymes: -ɒʊˑskɐs
  • Syllabification: Jan‧kaũ‧skas

Proper noun

Jankáuskas or Jankaũskas m (feminine Jankauskienė, unmarried feminine Jankauskáitė) stress pattern 1,4

1. a male surname from Polish

Declension

Stress pattern 1

Declension of Jankáuskas

	singular	plural
nominative	Jankáuskas	Jankáuskai
genitive	Jankáusko	Jankáuskų
dative	Jankáuskui	Jankáuskams
accusative	Jankáuską	Jankáuskus
instrumental	Jankáusku	Jankáuskais
locative	Jankáuske	Jankáuskuose
vocative	Jankáuske	Jankáuskai

Stress pattern 4

Declension of Jankaũskas

	singular	plural
nominative	Jankaũskas	Jankauskai̇̃
genitive	Jankaũsko	Jankauskų̃
dative	Jankaũskui	Jankauskáms
accusative	Jankaũską	Jankauskùs
instrumental	Jankauskù	Jankauskai̇̃s
locative	Jankauskè	Jankauskuosè
vocative	Jankaũske	Jankauskai̇̃

See also

• Jankaitis
• Jankas
• Jankavičius
• Jankelaitis
• Jankelevičius
• Jankeliovičius
• Jankeliūnas
• Jankelovičius
• Jankevičius
• Jankis
• Jankunas
• Jankunskis
• Jankus
• Jankūnas
• Jankūnavičius

Further reading

• “Jankauskas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026