kūlõ
See also: kulo
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kuuldak. Compare Finnish kuulla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːlə/, [ˈkuːlə]
Verb
kūlõ
- (transitive) to hear
- 2012–2013, “kūlõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][2], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:
- ma kūliz siedā set īd kūoraks, siedā äb või uskõ
- I heard it with just one ear, it cannot be trusted
- 2012–2013, “kūlõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][5], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:
- ta iz pan kūlõmõks
- he pretended not to hear
- (literally, “he didn't put (e.g., himself) [in the state of] hearing”)
- (intransitive) to be, constitute a part of
- 2012–2013, “kūlõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][6], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:
- Sīkrõg kūlõb jedlõmiz Dūoņig pagāstõ
- Sīkrõg (~ Sīkrags) was [lit. "is"] part of the former Dundaga parish
Conjugation
1) imperative-like constructions possible with la’z (“so that”) + jussive: la’z ma/ta kūlõg, la’z ne kūlõgõd
2) rare, using indicative present more common, la’z + jussive construction possible: la’z mēg kūlõgõd
3) possible to imply an indirect request by using jussive negative: algõ ma/ta kūlõg, algõd ne kūlõgõd