rabā

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑbɑː/, [ˈrɑbɑˑ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *rapa.

    Noun

    rabā

    1. (usually in the plural) dregs
    Declension
    Declension of rabā (39)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) rabā rabād
    genitive (genitīv) rabā rabād
    partitive (partitīv) ra’bbõ rabīdi
    dative (datīv) rabān rabādõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) rabāks rabādõks
    illative (illatīv) ra’bbõ rabīž
    inessive (inesīv) rabās rabīs
    elative (elatīv) rabāst rabīst

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Finnic *rapa.

      Adjective

      rabā (comparative (ve’l) jo rabā, superlative amā rabā)

      1. crumbly
        Synonym: ra’bdõ
      Declension
      Declension of rabā (39)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) rabā rabād
      genitive (genitīv) rabā rabād
      partitive (partitīv) ra’bbõ rabīdi
      dative (datīv) rabān rabādõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) rabāks rabādõks
      illative (illatīv) ra’bbõ rabīž
      inessive (inesīv) rabās rabīs
      elative (elatīv) rabāst rabīst

      References

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