boŗ
Livonian
Etymology
Perhaps related to buoŗ (“a handheld borer, drill”) that Suhonen lists as as a borrowing from Latvian boris. Ultimately from Low German bōr.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /borʲ/
Noun
bo'ŗ
- worm
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- boŗ nīlgõb
- a worm wriggles
- boŗ nīlgõb
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- earthworm (Lumbricus)
Declension
Declension of boŗ (64)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | boŗ | boŗīd |
| genitive (genitīv) | boŗ | boŗīd |
| partitive (partitīv) | boŗŗõ | boŗīdi |
| dative (datīv) | boŗŗõn | boŗīdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | boŗkõks | boŗīdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | boŗŗõ | boŗīž |
| inessive (inesīv) | boŗš boŗšõ |
boŗīs |
| elative (elatīv) | boŗštõ | boŗīst |
References
- Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura
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