atrāitanai
Livonian edit
Etymology edit
From atrāita (“widower”) + nai (“woman”). The former a borrowing from Latvian atraitne.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
atrāitanai
Usage notes edit
LEL recommends using the inherited term lešknai. Alternative elative (atrāitanaistõ) and inessive (atrāitanaisõ or atrāitanais) forms are possible in type 191. This type contains one word besides nai – tuoi.
Declension edit
Declension of atrāitanai (191)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | atrāitanai | atrāitanaizt |
| genitive (genitīv) | atrāitanaiz | atrāitanaizt |
| partitive (partitīv) | atrāitanāizta | atrāitanaiži |
| dative (datīv) | atrāitanaizõn | atrāitanaiztõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | atrāitanaizõks | atrāitanaiztkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | atrāitanaizõ | atrāitanaižiz |
| inessive (inesīv) | atrāitanaizõs | atrāitanaižis |
| elative (elatīv) | atrāitanaizõst | atrāitanaižist |
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References edit
- ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura