atrāitanai
Livonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From atrāita (“widower”) + nai (“woman”). The former a borrowing from Latvian atraitne.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atrāitanai
Usage notes
[edit]LEL recommends using the inherited term lešknai. Alternative elative (atrāitanaistõ) and inessive (atrāitanaisõ or atrāitanais) forms are possible in type 191. This type contains one word besides nai – tuoi.
Declension
[edit]| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | atrāitanai | atrāitanaizt |
| genitive (genitīv) | atrāitanaiz | atrāitanaizt |
| partitive (partitīv) | atrāitanāizta | atrāitanaiži |
| dative (datīv) | atrāitanaizõn | atrāitanaiztõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | atrāitanaizõks | atrāitanaiztkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | atrāitanaizõ | atrāitanaižiz |
| inessive (inesīv) | atrāitanaizõs | atrāitanaižis |
| elative (elatīv) | atrāitanaizõst | atrāitanaižist |
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura