nūoŗkū

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Livonian

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Nūoŗkū

Etymology

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From nūoŗ (young) +‎ (moon). The usage of the adjective nūoŗ – perhaps by contamination with Latvian jauns, as Latvian lacks separate terms for "new" and "young." Compare Finnish uusikuu (new moon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nūoŗkū

  1. new moon

Declension

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