Mustānum

Livonian

Etymology

This toponym also appears comparably late (like Kūolka and Kuoštrõg) and it is difficult to determine in which language it originated [the Latvian and Livonian versions are semantically identical]. V. Kiparsky has suggested that its earlier name might have been the Baltic Sareyken mentioned in 16th century documents as a populated place between Ģipka and Kolka.

Morphologically from mustā (“black”) +‎ num (“pine forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mustɑːnum/

Proper noun

Mustānum

1. Melnsils (a village in Courland, Latvia)
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     Mustānum – Mustānum – Melnsils

     Melnsils – Melnsils – Melnsils

Usage notes

This term has open space locative forms: allative Mustānummõlõ, adessive Mustānummõl, ablative Mustānummõld.

Declension

Declension of Mustānum (126)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	Mustānum	–
genitive (genitīv)	Mustānum	–
partitive (partitīv)	Mustānummõ	–
dative (datīv)	Mustānummõn	–
instrumental (instrumentāl)	Mustānummõks	–
illative (illatīv)	Mustānummõ	–
inessive (inesīv)	Mustānumsõ Mustānums	–
elative (elatīv)	Mustānumstõ Mustānumst	–