kūoŗ

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːorʲ/, [ˈkuˑo̯rʲ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *koori.

    Noun

    kūoŗ

    1. bark (of a tree)
    2. crust (of bread)
    3. peel, skin (of fruit)
    4. shell (of an egg)
    Declension
    Declension of kūoŗ (221)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūord
    genitive (genitīv) kūor kūord
    partitive (partitīv) kūortõ kūoŗi
    dative (datīv) kūorõn kūordõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) kūorkõks kūordkõks
    illative (illatīv) kūorõ kūoŗiž
    inessive (inesīv) kūorsõ kūoŗši
    elative (elatīv) kūorstõ kūoŗšti

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Latvian kore.

      Noun

      kūoŗ

      1. ridge (of a roof)
      Declension
      Declension of kūoŗ (132)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
      genitive (genitīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
      partitive (partitīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗidi
      dative (datīv) kūoŗõn kūoŗõdõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) kūoŗõks kūoŗõdõks
      illative (illatīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗiž
      inessive (inesīv) kūoŗšõ kūoŗis
      elative (elatīv) kūoŗštõ kūoŗist

      Etymology 3

        Ultimately from Latin chorus. Compare Estonian koor, Latvian koris. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

        Noun

        kūoŗ

        1. choir
        Declension
        Declension of kūoŗ (132)
        singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
        nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
        genitive (genitīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
        partitive (partitīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗidi
        dative (datīv) kūoŗõn kūoŗõdõn
        instrumental (instrumentāl) kūoŗõks kūoŗõdõks
        illative (illatīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗiž
        inessive (inesīv) kūoŗšõ kūoŗis
        elative (elatīv) kūoŗštõ kūoŗist

        References

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