īlma

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːlmɑ/, [ˈiːlmɑ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *ilma.

    Noun

    īlma

    1. world
    2. (archaic or Salaca) air
    Declension
    Declension of īlma (34)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) īlma īlmad
    genitive (genitīv) īlma īlmad
    partitive (partitīv) ilmõ iļmi
    dative (datīv) īlman īlmadõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) īlmaks īlmadõks
    illative (illatīv) ilmõ iļmži
    īlmiž
    inessive (inesīv) īlmas iļmši
    īlmis
    elative (elatīv) īlmast iļmšti
    īlmist
    Alternative forms

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Finnic *ilman.

      Preposition

      īlma [with partitive]

      1. without
      2. except, aside from
      Alternative forms

      Etymology 3

        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Adverb

        īlma

        1. a ton of, tons of [with partitive]

        References

        • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “īlma”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra