jõvā

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɯvɑː/, [ˈjɯvɑː]

Adjective

jõvā (comp. paŗīmi (paŗīm), sup. amā paŗīmi (paŗīm))

  1. good
  2. right (opposite of left)
    Antonym: kurā

Declension

Declension of jõvā (19)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) jõvā jõvād
genitive (genitīv) jõvā jõvād
partitive (partitīv) jõ’vvõ jõ’vḑi
dative (datīv) jõvān jõvādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) jõvāks jõvādõks
illative (illatīv) jõ’vvõ jõ’vži
inessive (inesīv) jõvās jõ’vši
elative (elatīv) jõvāst jõ’všti

References

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