īlma

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːlmɑ/, [ˈiːlmɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ilma.

Noun

īlma

  1. world
  2. (archaic or Salaca) air
Declension
Declension of īlma (34)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) īlma īlmad
genitive (genitīv) īlma īlmad
partitive (partitīv) ilmõ iļmi
dative (datīv) īlman īlmadõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) īlmaks īlmadõks
illative (illatīv) ilmõ iļmži
īlmiž
inessive (inesīv) īlmas iļmši
īlmis
elative (elatīv) īlmast iļmšti
īlmist

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *ilman.

Preposition

īlma [with partitive]

  1. without
  2. except, aside from
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

īlma

  1. a ton of, tons of [with partitive]

References

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