kīš

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːʃ/, [ˈkiːʃˑ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *kiiski.

    Noun

    kīš

    1. ruff, Acerina cernua
    Declension
    Declension of kīš (143)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) kīš kīšõd
    genitive (genitīv) kīš kīšõd
    partitive (partitīv) kīšõ kīšidi
    dative (datīv) kīšõn kīšõdõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) kīšõks kīšõdõks
    illative (illatīv) kīšõ kīšiz
    inessive (inesīv) kīšõs kīšis
    elative (elatīv) kīšõst kīšist
    Descendants
    • Latvian: ķīsis

    Etymology 2

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

      Noun

      kīš

      1. barb
      Declension
      Declension of kīš (143)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) kīš kīšõd
      genitive (genitīv) kīš kīšõd
      partitive (partitīv) kīšõ kīšidi
      dative (datīv) kīšõn kīšõdõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) kīšõks kīšõdõks
      illative (illatīv) kīšõ kīšiz
      inessive (inesīv) kīšõs kīšis
      elative (elatīv) kīšõst kīšist

      References

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