Livvi

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Etymology

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From Venʹa (Russia) +‎ -laine. Cognates include Finnish venäläinen and Estonian venelane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvenʲɑˌlɑi̯ne/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧nʹa‧lai‧ne

Noun

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venʹalaine (genitive venʹalaizen, partitive venʹalaistu)

  1. Russian (person)

Adjective

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venʹalaine (genitive venʹalaizen, partitive venʹalaistu)

  1. Russian

References

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  • N. Gilojeva, S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎[1] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 12
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 323