lȭinag
Livonian
Alternative forms
- lünnug (Salaca)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *louna(k).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɯːinɑɡ/, [ˈlɯːi̯nɑɡ̥]
Noun
lȭinag
Usage notes
LEL lists the definition as “south”. LLI, which is mostly based on LEL, only provides “southeast”, as do most other sources (e.g. etymological ones). In compounds, however, the meaning “south” is prevalent.
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | lȭinag | lȭinagõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | lȭinag | lȭinagõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | lȭinagt | lȭinagidi |
| dative (datīv) | lȭinagõn | lȭinagõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | lȭinagõks | lȭinagõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | lȭinagõ | lȭinagiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | lȭinags | lȭinagis |
| elative (elatīv) | lȭinagst | lȭinagist |
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “lȭinag”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
- Ernštreits, Valts (ed. in chief); Vāvere, Signis; Viitso, Tiit-Rein; Damberg, Pētõr; Kurpniece, Milda; Kļava, Gunta; Balodis, Uldis; Tuisk, Tuuli; Kūla, Gita; Tomingas, Marili; Soosaar, Sven-Erik; Sedláčková, Anna; Jurgenovskis, Toms (2024), “lȭinag”, in “Lībiešu-latviešu-igauņu vārdnīca”, in Livonian language and culture resource platform “Livonian.tech”[2] (in English, Estonian, and Latvian), Riga: University of Latvia Livonian Institute