Astikas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Pagan origin is uncertain. Probably a diminutive of Lithuanian Eustafijus. Compare Belarusian Осьцік (Ósʹcik) and Polish Ostyk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈɑːsʲtʲɪkɐs] Hyphenation: as‧ti‧kas === Proper noun === Ãstikas m (feminine Ãstikà) stress pattern 1 (archaic) a male given name (historical) Kristinas Astikas (Founder of the Astikai noble family (late 14th–early 17th centuries), and a supporter and companion of Vytautas the Great, his brother Sigismund Kestutaitis, and nephew Casimir Jagiellon; became the Castellan of Vilnius in 1419) ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Ãstikas m (feminine Ãstikienė, unmarried feminine Ãstikáitė) stress pattern 1 a surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Astikas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026