Livonian

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Etymology

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From rišt (cross) +‎ -īng, cf, rištõbnim, rištõdnim (christened name).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rištīng

  1. person

Declension

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This is the only known suppletive noun in Livonian, the plural forms are rovzt or rovd (the former is declined as type 212) instead of expected *rištīngt.

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