ūļ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ul"

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *huuli, cognates including Estonian huul, Finnish huuli. Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric; compare Eastern Khanty лул (lul, mouth).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːʎ/, [ˈuːʎ]

Noun

ūļ

  1. lip
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ūļ”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
      ūļi nūolõ
      to lick lips
      ta vȭidab tuoizõn mietā ūl pǟlõ siz, ku touzõb
      he is spreading honey on another's lips, that's when he's tricking you

Declension

Declension of ūļ (214)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) ūļ ūld
genitive (genitīv) ūl ūld
partitive (partitīv) ūldõ ūļi
dative (datīv) ūlõn ūldõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) ūlkõks ūldkõks
illative (illatīv) ūlõ ūļiž
inessive (inesīv) ūlsõ ūļši
elative (elatīv) ūlstõ ūļšti

References

  1. ^ huul”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ūļ”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra