Estonian edit

Noun edit

jalgu

  1. partitive plural of jalg

Livvi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *jalka. Cognates include Finnish jalka and Estonian jalg.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jalgu

  1. foot, leg

Declension edit

Declension of jalgu (Type 3/jalgu, lg-ll gradation)
singular plural
nominative jalgu jallat
genitive jallan jalloin
partitive jalgua jalgoi
illative jalgah jalgoih
inessive jallas jallois
elative jallaspäi jalloispäi
allative jallale jalloile
adessive jallal jalloil
ablative jallalpäi jalloilpäi
translative jallakse jalloikse
essive jallannu jalloinnu
abessive jallattah jalloittah
comitative jallanke jalloinke
instructive jalloin
prolative jallači

References edit

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) “jalgu”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 80