naggõrz
Livonian
Alternative forms
- nāgr (Salaca)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nakris (“turnip”). The meaning has shifted to another tuber; the original sense is now expressed using the retronym lī’edna’ggõrz (literally “leaf-na’ggõrz”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑˀɡːərz/, [ˈnɑˀɡːərz̥]
Noun
na’ggõrz
- potato
- (obsolete or Salaca) turnip
- Synonym: lī’edna’ggõrz
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | na’ggõrz | na’ggõrd |
| genitive (genitīv) | na’ggõr | na’ggõrd |
| partitive (partitīv) | na’ggõrzt | na’ggiri |
| dative (datīv) | na’ggõrõn | na’ggõrdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | na’ggõrõks | na’ggõrdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | na’ggõrõ | na’ggiriž |
| inessive (inesīv) | na’ggõrõs | na’ggiris |
| elative (elatīv) | na’ggõrõst | na’ggirist |