kanā

See also: kana, Kana, kána, kaña, kāna, kaňa, Kaňa, ka na, and känä

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, frm Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑnɑː/

Noun

kanā

  1. chicken; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      kakš kannõ
      two chickens
      mitīdtõ kannõ
      not a single chicken
      ta um nemē kanā pakkiļis
      he is like a chicken in tow
      ta pidāb kaņḑi
      he keeps chickens

Declension
Declension of kanā (18)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) kanā kanād
genitive (genitīv) kanā kanād
partitive (partitīv) kannõ kaņḑi
dative (datīv) kanān kanādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kanāks kanādõks
illative (illatīv) kannõ kaņži
inessive (inesīv) kanās kaņši
elative (elatīv) kanāst kaņšti
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