mōļțõ

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German mālen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒːʎcə/, [ˈmɒːʎcə]

Verb

mǭļțõ

  1. to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of mǭļțõ (53)
infinitive mǭļțõ supine mǭļțõm active participle mǭļțõn
gerund mǭļțõs supine abessive mǭļțõmõt passive participle mǭļțõd
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
1st person
(e’žmi pärsōn)
2nd person
(tuoi pärsōn)
3rd person
(kuolmõz pärsōn)
1st person
(e’žmi pärsōn)
2nd person
(tuoi pärsōn)
3rd person
(kuolmõz pärsōn)
indicative ma sa ta mēg tēg ne
present
(paldīņāiga)
mǭļțõb mǭļțõd mǭļțõb mǭļțõm mǭļțõt mǭļțõbõd
past
(lǟ’ndāiga)
mǭļțiz mǭļțizt mǭļțiz mǭļțizmõ mǭļțizt
mǭļțiztõ
mǭļțizt
mǭļțiztõ
future
perfect
līb mǭļțõn līd mǭļțõn līb mǭļțõn līm(õ) mǭļțõnd līt(õ) mǭļțõnd lībõd mǭļțõnd
indicative
negative
ma sa ta mēg tēg ne
present
(paldīņāiga)
ä’b mǭļț ä’d mǭļț ä’b mǭļț ä’b mǭļțõm ät mǭļțõt ä’b mǭļțõt
past
(lǟ’ndāiga)
i’z mǭļț i’zt mǭļț i’z mǭļț i’z mǭļțõm i’zt mǭļțõt i’zt mǭļțõt
future
perfect
ä’b mǭļțõn ä’d mǭļțõn ä’b mǭļțõn ä’b līm(õ) mǭļțõnd ät līt(õ) mǭļțõnd ä’b līt(õ) mǭļțõnd
(sa) (mēg) (tēg)
imperative 1 mǭļț! 1 (mǭļțõgõm!2) mǭļțõgid! 1
imperative negative 3 alā mǭļț! 3 (algõm mǭļțõgõm!2) algid mǭļțõgid! 3
ma sa ta mēg tēg ne
conditional mǭļțõks mǭļțõkst mǭļțõks mǭļțõksmõ mǭļțõkstõ mǭļțõkstõ
conditional negative ä’b mǭļțõks ä’d mǭļțõkst ä’b mǭļțõks ä’b mǭļțõksmõ ät mǭļțõkstõ ä’b mǭļțõkstõ
jussive mǭļțõg mǭļțõg mǭļțõg mǭļțõgõd mǭļțõgõd mǭļțõgõd
jussive negative algõ mǭļțõg algõ mǭļțõg algõ mǭļțõg algõd mǭļțõgõd algõd mǭļțõgõd algõd mǭļțõgõd
quotative mǭļțiji mǭļțiji mǭļțiji mǭļțijid mǭļțijid mǭļțijid
debitive mi’nnõn si’nnõn tä’mmõn mä’ddõn tä’ddõn näntõn
u’m mǭļțõmõst u’m mǭļțõmõst u’m mǭļțõmõst u’m mǭļțõmõst u’m mǭļțõmõst u’m mǭļțõmõst

1) imperative-like constructions possible with la’z (so that) + jussive: la’z ma/ta mǭļțõg, la’z ne mǭļțõgõd
2) rare, using indicative present more common, la’z + jussive construction possible: la’z mēg mǭļțõgõd
3) possible to imply an indirect request by using jussive negative: algõ ma/ta mǭļțõg, algõd ne mǭļțõgõd

References

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