Livonian edit

Etymology edit

Historically Newendorf (having appeared in 1528-1583 Piltenes vaku reģistrs) – Latvian Jaunciems, Livonian Ūžkilā. The German name doesn't allow to draw any conclusions as to which language was the originator of the term.[1]

Morphologically from ūž (new) +‎ kilā (village).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Ūžkilā

  1. Jaunciems (a village in Courland, Latvia)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kersti Boiko, Ziemeļkurzemes piekrastes lībiešu ciemu vietvārdi in Kersti Boiko's Lībieši – rakstu krājums, page 219