kēv

Livonian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finnic *keevi, if related to Proto-Samic *kievë (“reindeer doe”) (compare Kildin Sami [script needed] (kievv), Inari Sami kiäváš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːv/, [ˈkeːv]

Noun

kēv

  1. mare

Declension

Declension of kēv (125)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) kēv kēvõd
genitive (genitīv) kēv kēvõd
partitive (partitīv) kēvõ kēvidi
dative (datīv) kēvõn kēvõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kēvõks kēvõdõks
illative (illatīv) kēvõ kēviž
inessive (inesīv) kēvsõ kēvis
elative (elatīv) kēvstõ kēvist

Descendants

  • → Latvian: ķēve

References

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