brīõz

Livonian

Etymology

From brī (“free”) +‎ -õz. Compare Latvian brīvs (“free”), Estonian priius (“freedom”) ultimately from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. See etymology at Latvian brīvs. Likely parallel not via Latvian brīvs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbriːɯz/, [ˈbriːɯz̥]

Noun

brīõz

  1. freedom

Usage notes

LEL recommends using the inherited word vabām.

Declension

Declension of brīõz (204)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) brīõz brīõzt
genitive (genitīv) brīõz brīõzt
partitive (partitīv) brīõzt brīõži
dative (datīv) brīõzõn brīõztõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) brīõzõks brīõztõks
illative (illatīv) brīõzõ brīõžiz
inessive (inesīv) brīõzõs brīõžis
elative (elatīv) brīõzõst brīõžist

References

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