kūoŗ

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːorʲ/, [ˈkuˑo̯rʲ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koori.

Noun

kūoŗ

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. crust (of bread)
  3. peel, skin (of fruit)
  4. shell (of an egg)
Declension
Declension of kūoŗ (221)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūord
genitive (genitīv) kūor kūord
partitive (partitīv) kūortõ kūoŗi
dative (datīv) kūorõn kūordõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kūorkõks kūordkõks
illative (illatīv) kūorõ kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv) kūorsõ kūoŗši
elative (elatīv) kūorstõ kūoŗšti

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latvian kore.

Noun

kūoŗ

  1. ridge (of a roof)
Declension
Declension of kūoŗ (132)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
genitive (genitīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
partitive (partitīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗidi
dative (datīv) kūoŗõn kūoŗõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kūoŗõks kūoŗõdõks
illative (illatīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv) kūoŗšõ kūoŗis
elative (elatīv) kūoŗštõ kūoŗist

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Latin chorus. Compare Estonian koor, Latvian koris. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kūoŗ

  1. choir
Declension
Declension of kūoŗ (132)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
genitive (genitīv) kūoŗ kūoŗõd
partitive (partitīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗidi
dative (datīv) kūoŗõn kūoŗõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) kūoŗõks kūoŗõdõks
illative (illatīv) kūoŗõ kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv) kūoŗšõ kūoŗis
elative (elatīv) kūoŗštõ kūoŗist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “kūoŗ”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra