bōr
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"
Livonian
Etymology
Apparently from Latvian bārs (“orphaned, weak, vulnerable”). Suhonen lists a form bōriņ as a borrowing from Latvian bāriņš[1] a variant of bārenis used in some compounds, e.g., bāriņtiesa (“custody court, family court”). This entry is for the form listed in LĒL.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɒːr/, [ˈbɒːr]
Noun
bǭr
- an orphan
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | bǭr | bǭrõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | bǭr | bǭrõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | bǭrõ | bǭridi |
| dative (datīv) | bǭrõn | bǭrõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | bǭrõks | bǭrõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | bǭrõ | bǭriž |
| inessive (inesīv) | bǭrsõ | bǭris |
| elative (elatīv) | bǭrstõ | bǭrist |
Synonyms
References
- ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura