Livonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlikːə/, [ˈlikːːə]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *liikkudak.
Verb
likkõ
- (intransitive) to move
2012–2013, “likkõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:īžeņtšõks sa likūd- all by yourself you're moving
- (intransitive) to move ahead (of traffic)
Conjugation
1) imperative-like constructions possible with la’z (“so that”) + jussive: la’z ma/ta likkõg, la’z ne likkõgõd
2) rare, using indicative present more common, la’z + jussive construction possible: la’z mēg likkõgõd
3) possible to imply an indirect request by using jussive negative: algõ ma/ta likkõg, algõd ne likkõgõd
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *lük'äit'äk.
Verb
likkõ
- (transitive) to push, shove
2012–2013, “likkõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][2], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:
2012–2013, “likkõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][3], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:ma likūb rajjõ- I'm pushing a chair
2012–2013, “likkõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][4], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:kädkõks sa likūd tǟnda jeddõpēḑõn- you push it with a hand forward
2012–2013, “likkõ”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][5], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:ne likīzt laijõ- they were pushing a boat
Conjugation
1) imperative-like constructions possible with la’z (“so that”) + jussive: la’z ma/ta likkõg, la’z ne likkõgõd
2) rare, using indicative present more common, la’z + jussive construction possible: la’z mēg likkõgõd
3) possible to imply an indirect request by using jussive negative: algõ ma/ta likkõg, algõd ne likkõgõd
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “likkõ”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][6] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra