vȱntsa
Livonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *oncca, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ońća, possible borrowing from Proto-Germanic *anþja- (*anþiją). Compare Icelandic enni (“forehead”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vȱntsa
- (anatomy) forehead
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- vȱntsa – laup, otsaesine, otsmik – piere
- forehead – forehead – forehead
- vȱntsa – laup, otsaesine, otsmik – piere
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension edit
Declension of vȱntsa (31)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | vȱntsa | vȱntsad |
| genitive (genitīv) | vȱntsa | vȱntsad |
| partitive (partitīv) | vȱntsõ | vȱņšti |
| dative (datīv) | vȱntsan | vȱntsadõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | vȱntsaks | vȱntsadõks |
| illative (illatīv) | vȱntsõ | vȱntsiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | vȱntsas | vȱntsis |
| elative (elatīv) | vȱntsast | vȱntsist |