vigā

See also: viga

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviɡɑː/, [ˈviɡɑˑ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *vika (compare Estonian viga, Finnish vika).

    Noun

    vigā

    1. mistake, error
    2. fault, blame, guilt
    Declension
    Declension of vigā (19)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) vigā vigād
    genitive (genitīv) vigā vigād
    partitive (partitīv) vi’ggõ vi’gḑi
    dative (datīv) vigān vigādõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) vigāks vigādõks
    illative (illatīv) vi’ggõ vi’gži
    inessive (inesīv) vigās vi’gši
    elative (elatīv) vigāst vi’gšti

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Latvian viga.

      Noun

      vigā

      1. (coastal) gully, (coastal) hollow, (coastal) swale, especially those along the Curonian coast
      Declension
      Declension of vigā (19)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) vigā vigād
      genitive (genitīv) vigā vigād
      partitive (partitīv) vi’ggõ vi’gḑi
      dative (datīv) vigān vigādõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) vigāks vigādõks
      illative (illatīv) vi’ggõ vi’gži
      inessive (inesīv) vigās vi’gši
      elative (elatīv) vigāst vi’gšti

      References

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