kalā

See also: kala, Kala, kala-, kála, Kalā, kāḷa, kāla, kālā, and kala'

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑlɑː/

Noun

kalā

  1. fish
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      kaļḑi vejjõ
      to fish (lit. "to fish fish")
      ta jelāb nemē kalā vied sizāl
      he lives like fish in water
      kallõ jemīņ äb ūo
      there is no more fish
      sūolizt kallõ sōb set tallõ
      one can get salted fish only in winter
      tämpõ um veitõ kaļḑi
      today the catch is small (lit. "today there are few fish")

Declension
Declension of kalā (18)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) kalā kalād
genitive (genitīv) kalā kalād
partitive (partitīv) kallõ kaļḑi
dative (datīv) kalān kalādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kalāks kalādõks
illative (illatīv) kallõ kaļži
inessive (inesīv) kalās kaļši
elative (elatīv) kalāst kaļšti
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.