sõbrā

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian sõber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɯbrɑː/, [ˈsɯbrɑˑ]

Noun

sõbrā

  1. friend

Usage notes

Unusually, also has a comparative form sõbrīmi/sõbrīm (“friendlier”), implying the existence of an adjective sõbrā (“friendly”), which is however not supported by sources.

Declension

Declension of sõbrā (42)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) sõbrā sõbrād
genitive (genitīv) sõbrā sõbrād
partitive (partitīv) sõbrõ sõbrīdi
dative (datīv) sõbrān sõbrādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) sõbrāks sõbrādõks
illative (illatīv) sõbrõ sõbrīž
inessive (inesīv) sõbrās sõbrīs
elative (elatīv) sõbrāst sõbrīst

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “sõbrā”, 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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