ab

a'b (canonical)
ab (nominative singular)
abūd (nominative plural)
ab (genitive singular)
abūd (genitive plural)
abbõ (partitive singular)
abḑi (partitive plural)
abbõn (dative singular)
abūdõn (dative plural)
abkõks (instrumental singular)
abūdõks (instrumental plural)
abbõ (illative singular)
abži (illative plural)
absõ (inessive singular)
abs (inessive singular)
abši (inessive plural)
abstõ (elative singular)
abst (elative singular)
abšti (elative plural)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

recoiled, flinched (lit. "head is drawn in shoulders")


f

The tenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


and

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta-.


um

first/third-person singular present indicative of vȱlda


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (nominative singular)
Costa Rica (genitive singular)
Costa Rica (partitive singular)
Costa Rican (dative singular)
Costa Ricaks (instrumental singular)
Costa Ricaz (illative singular)
Costa Rica (illative singular)
Costa Ricas (inessive singular)
Costa Ricast (elative singular)

San José um Costa Rica pǟjālgab — San José is Coasta Rica's capital

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Portugal

Portugal (nominative singular)
Portugal (genitive singular)
Portugalt (partitive singular)
Portugalõn (dative singular)
Portugalõks (instrumental singular)
Portugalõ (illative singular)
Portugalõs (inessive singular)
Portugals (inessive singular)
Portugalõst (elative singular)
Portugalst (elative singular)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Portugal – Portugal – Portugāle
Portugal – Portugal – Portugal

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


A

The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


tuba

From Proto-Finnic *tupa. Related to Finnish tupa.


kill

From Proto-Finnic *külvädäk. Cognate with Finnish kylvää.


kill

From Proto-Finnic *kolat'ak. Cognate with Estonian kõlama.


i

The thirteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


o

The twenty-second letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


at

third-person plural present indicative of vȱlda


arm

From Proto-Finnic *armo. Akin to Finnish armo.


sama

Borrowing from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian som.


vel

Compare Estonian veel, Latvian vēl (“more, else, yet”). According to Karulis, Latvian vēl is an inherited word cognate with vēls (“late”), thus perhaps an old Baltic borrowing in Finnic languages; this is supported by EES. Its use before jo, juo forming comparatives of adjectives could be a more recent calque, cf., Latvian labāk (“better”) — vēl jo labāk (“the better, even better”).

alā ajjõ vanā kouv vizzõ, koņtš ūž vel äb ūo vaļmõz

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA mis sa vel äd tō! what do you think you're doing!? ~ what else will you come up with! (lit. "what else do you want [to come up with]!")

do not fill up the old well until a new one is not (yet) ready


lem

From Proto-Finnic *lämbin. Akin to Finnish lämmin.


v

The thirty-seventh letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


j

The fifteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


l

The seventeenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


r

The twenty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


p

The twenty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


b

The fifth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


t

The thirty-third letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


k

The sixteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


g

The eleventh letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


m

The nineteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


h

The twelfth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


n

The twentieth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


d

The sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


z

The thirty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


s

The thirty-first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


u

The thirty-fifth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


e

The eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


kaffe

kaffe (nominative singular)
kaffed (nominative plural)
kaffe (genitive singular)
kaffed (genitive plural)
kaffe (partitive singular)
kaffidi (partitive plural)
kaffen (dative singular)
kaffedõn (dative plural)
kaffeks (instrumental singular)
kaffedõks (instrumental plural)
kaffe (illative singular)
kaffez (illative singular)
kaffiž (illative plural)
kaffes (inessive singular)
kaffis (inessive plural)
kaffest (elative singular)
kaffist (elative plural)

Latvian kafija seems unlikely as a mediator (unless the addition of -ija (as popularized by Juris Alunāns) is a more recent development, Karulis doesn't list kafija) thus possibly directly from German Kaffee.


mer

me'r (canonical)
mer (nominative singular)
mierūd (nominative plural)
mier (genitive singular)
mierūd (genitive plural)
mīerda (partitive singular)
meŗḑi (partitive plural)
mierrõn (dative singular)
mierūdõn (dative plural)
mierkõks (instrumental singular)
mierūdõks (instrumental plural)
mierrõ (illative singular)
mierīž (illative plural)
miersõ (inessive singular)
meŗši (inessive plural)
mierstõ (elative singular)
meŗšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *meri. Akin to Finnish meri.


ta

tämā (nominative singular)
ta (nominative singular)
ne (nominative plural)
täm (genitive singular)
nänt (genitive plural)
tǟnda (partitive singular)
nēḑi (partitive plural)
tämmõn (dative singular)
näntõn (dative plural)
tän (dative plural)
tämkõks (instrumental singular)
näntkõks (instrumental plural)
tämmõ (illative singular)
tämmõz (illative singular)
nēži (illative plural)
tämsõ (inessive singular)
nēši (inessive plural)
tämstõ (elative singular)
nēšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Uralic *tä. Compare Estonian tema.

he, she; third-person pronoun, referring to someone other than the speaker or addressee


ni

From Proto-Finnic *nügüt. Cognates include Finnish nyt.


un

Ultimately from Middle Low German un, probably through Latvian un.


li

second-person singular imperative of lǟdõ


pat

From Proto-Finnic *patto. Cognates include Estonian patt.


se

se (nominative singular)
ne (nominative plural)
sīe (genitive singular)
nänt (genitive plural)
siedā (partitive singular)
nēḑi (partitive plural)
sīen (dative singular)
näntõn (dative plural)
sīekõks (instrumental singular)
näntkõks (instrumental plural)
sīezõ (illative singular)
nēži (illative plural)
sīesõ (inessive singular)
nēši (inessive plural)
sīestõ (elative singular)
nēšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *se, from Proto-Uralic *śe. Cognates include Finnish se and Estonian see.


kim

kim (nominative singular)
kimmõd (nominative plural)
kim (genitive singular)
kimmõd (genitive plural)
kimmõ (partitive singular)
kimmidi (partitive plural)
kimmõn (dative singular)
kimmõdõn (dative plural)
kimmõks (instrumental singular)
kimmõdõks (instrumental plural)
kimmõ (illative singular)
kimmiž (illative plural)
kims (inessive singular)
kimsõ (inessive singular)
kimmis (inessive plural)
kimst (elative singular)
kimstõ (elative singular)
kimmist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kümmen. Akin to Finnish kymmenen.


äl

äl (nominative singular)
ǟlõd (nominative plural)
äl (genitive singular)
ǟlõd (genitive plural)
ällõ (partitive singular)
ǟlidi (partitive plural)
ällõn (dative singular)
ǟlõdõn (dative plural)
ällõks (instrumental singular)
ǟlõdõks (instrumental plural)
ällõ (illative singular)
ǟliž (illative plural)
älsõ (inessive singular)
äls (inessive singular)
ǟlis (inessive plural)
älstõ (elative singular)
ǟlist (elative plural)

mäddõn vȯļ dēļist nēļakaņțlimi äl tīedõd

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA laps äl a child's cradle sūr äl cradle suspended by ropes (lit. "big cradle")

we had a rectangular cradle made from wooden planks


lug

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku.


tup

tup (nominative singular)
tupūd (nominative plural)
tup (genitive singular)
tupūd (genitive plural)
tuppõ (partitive singular)
tupīdi (partitive plural)
tuppõn (dative singular)
tupūdõn (dative plural)
tuppõks (instrumental singular)
tupūdõks (instrumental plural)
tuppõ (illative singular)
tupīž (illative plural)
tupsõ (inessive singular)
tups (inessive singular)
tupīs (inessive plural)
tupstõ (elative singular)
tupst (elative singular)
tupīst (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *tuppi, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz. Cognates include Finnish tuppi.


lik

first/second/third-person singular negative form

inflection of likkõ:
second-person singular imperative


amat

Borrowing from a Germanic language, compare German Amt (“office”).


kura

Related to Veps hura (“left”) and Votic kurõa.


moist

From Proto-Finnic *muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *muja-. Cognates include Estonian mõistma (“to understand”), Finnish muistaa (“to remember”).


rok

From Proto-Finnic *rokka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rokka. Cognates include Finnish rokka.


tei

tei (nominative singular)
teid (nominative plural)
tei (genitive singular)
teid (genitive plural)
teiõ (partitive singular)
tēḑi (partitive plural)
teiõn (dative singular)
teidõn (dative plural)
teiõks (instrumental singular)
teidõks (instrumental plural)
teiõ (illative singular)
tēži (illative plural)
teiõs (inessive singular)
teis (inessive singular)
tēši (inessive plural)
teiõst (elative singular)
teist (elative singular)
tēšti (elative plural)


seis

seis (nominative singular)
seisõd (nominative plural)
seis (genitive singular)
seisõd (genitive plural)
seisõ (partitive singular)
seisidi (partitive plural)
seisõn (dative singular)
seisõdõn (dative plural)
seisõks (instrumental singular)
seisõdõks (instrumental plural)
seisõ (illative singular)
seisiž (illative plural)
seisõs (inessive singular)
seisis (inessive plural)
seisõst (elative singular)
seisist (elative plural)


sa

sinā (nominative singular)
sa (nominative singular)
tēg (nominative plural)
teg (nominative plural)
sin (genitive singular)
täd (genitive plural)
sīnda (partitive singular)
tēḑi (partitive plural)
sinnõn (dative singular)
sin (dative singular)
täddõn (dative plural)
tän (dative plural)
sinkõks (instrumental singular)
tädkõks (instrumental plural)
sinnõ (illative singular)
sinnõz (illative singular)
tēži (illative plural)
sinsõ (inessive singular)
tēši (inessive plural)
sinstõ (elative singular)
tēšti (elative plural)

you; second person pronoun, referring to the addressee


vast

From Proto-Finnic *vasta, from Proto-Finno-Permic *wasta (“a place opposite or across”). Cognate with Finnish vasta-, vastaan, vasten.


mag

From Proto-Finnic *mako. Related to Finnish maha.


val

From Proto-Finnic *valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ. Cognates include Finnish valo.


ț

The thirty-fourth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


ull

From Proto-Finnic *ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ulka-.


ull

From Proto-Finnic *ulvodak. Cognate with Finnish ulvoa.


ä

The third letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


ma

minā (nominative singular)
ma (nominative singular)
mēg (nominative plural)
meg (nominative plural)
min (genitive singular)
mäd (genitive plural)
mīnda (partitive singular)
mēḑi (partitive plural)
minnõn (dative singular)
min (dative singular)
mäddõn (dative plural)
män (dative plural)
minkõks (instrumental singular)
mädkõks (instrumental plural)
minnõ (illative singular)
minnõz (illative singular)
mēži (illative plural)
minsõ (inessive singular)
mēši (inessive plural)
minstõ (elative singular)
mēšti (elative plural)

I; first person pronoun, referring to the speaker


nodal

From a Germanic language, compare Proto-West Germanic *natilā.


lien

Derived from Proto-Finnic *laihna, from a Germanic borrowing. Related to Finnish lainata.


algid

Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN
algid āndagid!
don't give!
algid likkõgid!
don't move!

second person plural imperative form of the negation verb


sou

From Proto-Finnic *savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sawe. Cognates include Finnish savu.


pall

From Proto-Finnic *palvodak. Cognates include Finnish palvoa and Estonian paluma.


jo

Perhaps borrowed from Latvian jo (“because, yet (more)”), /juo/.

more; used with adjectives to form comparatives


jo

Perhaps borrowed from Latvian jau (“yet, already, after all”). However, compare also Finnish jo (“already”), thus ultimately a common Finnic borrowing from Proto-Germanic *ju that has likely been contaminated by the more figurative senses of Latvian jau, with the latter ultimately a distant cognate of the initial Germanic borrowing.

amād jo ītist äb peļļõt

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA mōnigļikizt, ne jo lǟbõd mōzõ bumblebees, they are already migrating to their burrows (lit. "going inside of earth")

not everyone makes the same [amount of money] (lit. "everyone after all doesn't earn the same")


tas

tas (nominative singular)
tassõd (nominative plural)
tas (genitive singular)
tassõd (genitive plural)
tassõ (partitive singular)
tassidi (partitive plural)
tassõn (dative singular)
tassõdõn (dative plural)
tassõks (instrumental singular)
tassõdõks (instrumental plural)
tassõ (illative singular)
tassiž (illative plural)
tassõs (inessive singular)
tassis (inessive plural)
tassõst (elative singular)
tassist (elative plural)

Likely borrowed from Latvian tase. Ultimately from French tasse.


tint

tint (nominative singular)
tīntõd (nominative plural)
tint (genitive singular)
tīntõd (genitive plural)
tintõ (partitive singular)
tīntidi (partitive plural)
tintõn (dative singular)
tīntõdõn (dative plural)
tintkõks (instrumental singular)
tīntõdõks (instrumental plural)
tintõ (illative singular)
tīntiž (illative plural)
tintsõ (inessive singular)
tīntis (inessive plural)
tintstõ (elative singular)
tīntist (elative plural)

Apparently from German Tinte. See etymology at Latvian tinte.

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
tint – tint – tinte
ink – ink – ink


ist

From Proto-Finnic *istudak, related to Finnish istua.


ku

From Proto-Finnic *ku, from Proto-Uralic *ku- ~ *ko-. Related to Estonian kuidas and Finnish kuinka.


sala

From Proto-Finnic *sala, from Proto-Uralic *sala. Cognate with Estonian sala, Finnish sala.


sala

Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian sala.


mis

mis (nominative singular)
mis (genitive singular)
midā (partitive singular)
mis (partitive singular)
missõn (dative singular)
missõks (instrumental singular)
missõ (illative singular)
missõs (inessive singular)
missõst (elative singular)

From Proto-Finnic *mi-, from Proto-Uralic *mi. Cognates include Finnish mikä.


februar

februar (nominative singular)
februarõd (nominative plural)
februar (genitive singular)
februarõd (genitive plural)
februarõ (partitive singular)
februaridi (partitive plural)
februarõn (dative singular)
februarõdõn (dative plural)
februarõks (instrumental singular)
februarõdõks (instrumental plural)
februarõ (illative singular)
februariž (illative plural)
februars (inessive singular)
februaris (inessive plural)
februarst (elative singular)
februarist (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English February.


Island

Island (nominative singular)
Island (genitive singular)
Islandõ (partitive singular)
Islandõn (dative singular)
Islandõks (instrumental singular)
Islandõ (illative singular)
Islandõs (inessive singular)
Islands (inessive singular)
Islandõst (elative singular)
Islandst (elative singular)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Island – Island – Islande
Iceland – Iceland – Iceland

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in Europe, North Atlantic Ocean; capital: Reykjavík)


april

april (nominative singular)
aprilõd (nominative plural)
april (genitive singular)
aprilõd (genitive plural)
aprilõ (partitive singular)
aprilidi (partitive plural)
aprilõn (dative singular)
aprilõdõn (dative plural)
aprilõks (instrumental singular)
aprilõdõks (instrumental plural)
aprilõ (illative singular)
apriliž (illative plural)
aprils (inessive singular)
aprilis (inessive plural)
aprilst (elative singular)
aprilist (elative plural)

Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English April.

https://web.archive.org/web/20130106154311/http://livones.net/
LKS vāldiž tīemiz pivād vȯltõ 1994. āigast 2. aprils
the opening ceremony (lit. "celebration of opening operation") of LKS (Līvõ Kultūr sidām) was on April 2, 1994


num

From Proto-Finnic *nummi. Cognates include Finnish nummi.


ž

The thirty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


muna

From Proto-Finnic *muna, from Proto-Uralic *muna.


ät

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
tēg ät kūldõt
you're not listening
tēg ät sȭitat mittõ stuņdõ minkõks īņi virgs vȱlda
you are not able to be awake with me not even for an hour

second person plural present form of the negation verb


a

The first letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


ā

The second letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


lind

Likely from Proto-Finnic *lentädäk. i may be by analogy to "bird".


tara

From Proto-Finnic *tarha, related to Finnish tarha.


kok

Probably borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?]. Cognate with Estonian kokk.


ē

The ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


kis

kis (nominative singular)
kīen (genitive singular)
kīnga (genitive singular)
kīend (genitive plural)
kīenta (partitive singular)
kīenda (partitive singular)
kīendi (partitive plural)
kīen (dative singular)
kīngan (dative singular)
kīendõn (dative plural)
kīenkõks (instrumental singular)
kīngaks (instrumental singular)
kīendõks (instrumental plural)
kīenõ (illative singular)
kīeniž (illative plural)
kīensõ (inessive singular)
kīenši (inessive plural)
kīenstõ (elative singular)
kīenšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *ke-, from Proto-Uralic *ke.


ilm

From ilm (“air”). Related to Finnish ilman.


mur

mur (nominative singular)
murūd (nominative plural)
mur (genitive singular)
murūd (genitive plural)
murtõ (partitive singular)
murīdi (partitive plural)
murrõn (dative singular)
murūdõn (dative plural)
murkõks (instrumental singular)
murūdõks (instrumental plural)
murrõ (illative singular)
murīž (illative plural)
mursõ (inessive singular)
murši (inessive plural)
murstõ (elative singular)
muršti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *murëh. Cognate with Estonian mure, Finnish murhe.


naba

From Proto-Finnic *napa, borrowed from Baltic or less likely from Germanic. Cognates include Finnish napa.


vag

vag (nominative singular)
vagūd (nominative plural)
vag (genitive singular)
vagūd (genitive plural)
vaggõ (partitive singular)
vagḑi (partitive plural)
vaggõn (dative singular)
vagūdõn (dative plural)
vagkõks (instrumental singular)
vagūdõks (instrumental plural)
vaggõ (illative singular)
vagži (illative plural)
vagsõ (inessive singular)
vags (inessive singular)
vagši (inessive plural)
vagstõ (elative singular)
vagst (elative singular)
vagšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *vako, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish vako.


jel

From Proto-Finnic *elo. Cognates include Finnish elo.


ul

ul (nominative singular)
ūlõd (nominative plural)
ul (genitive singular)
ūlõd (genitive plural)
ullõ (partitive singular)
ūlidi (partitive plural)
ullõn (dative singular)
ūlõdõn (dative plural)
ullõks (instrumental singular)
ūlõdõks (instrumental plural)
ullõ (illative singular)
ūliž (illative plural)
ulsõ (inessive singular)
ūlis (inessive plural)
ulstõ (elative singular)
ūlist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognates include Finnish hullu.


tamm

From Proto-Finnic *tammi. Cognates include Finnish tammi.


lega

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.


rek

Unknown; possibly related to Finnish retki.


kad

From Proto-Finnic *kadëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skaþiz. Cognates include Finnish kade.


sū

From Proto-Finnic *suu, from Proto-Uralic *śuwe. Cognates include Estonian suu and Finnish suu.


lina

From East Baltic, just as Estonian lina. Compare Lithuanian linas and Latvian lini.
Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *lino-, although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.
If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.


sinni

From Proto-Finnic *sininen. Cognates include Finnish sininen.


pōr

pōr (nominative singular)
pōrõd (nominative plural)
pōr (genitive singular)
pōrõd (genitive plural)
pōrõ (partitive singular)
pōridi (partitive plural)
pōrõn (dative singular)
pōrõdõn (dative plural)
pōrõks (instrumental singular)
pōrõdõks (instrumental plural)
pōrõ (illative singular)
pōriž (illative plural)
pōrsõ (inessive singular)
pōrs (inessive singular)
pōris (inessive plural)
pōrstõ (elative singular)
pōrst (elative singular)
pōrist (elative plural)


lum

lum (nominative singular)
lumūd (nominative plural)
lum (genitive singular)
lumūd (genitive plural)
lūnda (partitive singular)
lumīdi (partitive plural)
lummõn (dative singular)
lumūdõn (dative plural)
lumkõks (instrumental singular)
lumūdõks (instrumental plural)
lummõ (illative singular)
lumīž (illative plural)
lumsõ (inessive singular)
lums (inessive singular)
lumši (inessive plural)
lumstõ (elative singular)
lumst (elative singular)
lumšti (elative plural)


rō

rǭ' (canonical)
rō (nominative singular)
rōd (nominative plural)
rō (genitive singular)
rōd (genitive plural)
rōdõ (partitive singular)
rōḑi (partitive plural)
rōn (dative singular)
rōdõn (dative plural)
rōkõks (instrumental singular)
rōdkõks (instrumental plural)
rōzõ (illative singular)
rōži (illative plural)
rōsõ (inessive singular)
rōs (inessive singular)
rōši (inessive plural)
rōstõ (elative singular)
rōst (elative singular)
rōšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from Proto-Germanic *skrahō. Cognates include Estonian raha, Finnish raha.


aig

From Proto-Finnic *hauki, from Slavic. Akin to Finnish hauki.


nim

nim (nominative singular)
nimūd (nominative plural)
nim (genitive singular)
nimūd (genitive plural)
nimmõ (partitive singular)
nimīdi (partitive plural)
nimmõn (dative singular)
nimūdõn (dative plural)
nimkõks (instrumental singular)
nimūdõks (instrumental plural)
nimmõ (illative singular)
nimīž (illative plural)
nimsõ (inessive singular)
nims (inessive singular)
nimīs (inessive plural)
nimstõ (elative singular)
nimst (elative singular)
nimīst (elative plural)


pū

pū (nominative singular)
pūd (nominative plural)
pū (genitive singular)
pūd (genitive plural)
pūdõ (partitive singular)
pūḑi (partitive plural)
pūn (dative singular)
pūdõn (dative plural)
pūkõks (instrumental singular)
pūdkõks (instrumental plural)
pūzõ (illative singular)
pūži (illative plural)
pūs (inessive singular)
pūsõ (inessive singular)
pūši (inessive plural)
pūst (elative singular)
pūstõ (elative singular)
pūšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *puu, from Proto-Uralic *puwe.


rada

From Proto-Finnic *rata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tradō. Cognate with Estonian rada, Finnish rata.


lī

inflection of līdõ:
second-person singular imperative


kū

kū (nominative singular)
kūd (nominative plural)
kū (genitive singular)
kūd (genitive plural)
kūdõ (partitive singular)
kūd̦i (partitive plural)
kūn (dative singular)
kūdõn (dative plural)
kūkõks (instrumental singular)
kūdkõks (instrumental plural)
kūzõ (illative singular)
kūži (illative plural)
kūsõ (inessive singular)
kūs (inessive singular)
kūši (inessive plural)
kūstõ (elative singular)
kūst (elative singular)
kūšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.


mō

mō (nominative singular)
mōd (nominative plural)
mō (genitive singular)
mōd (genitive plural)
mōdõ (partitive singular)
mōḑi (partitive plural)
mōn (dative singular)
mōdõn (dative plural)
mōkõks (instrumental singular)
mōdkõks (instrumental plural)
mōzõ (illative singular)
mōži (illative plural)
mōs (inessive singular)
mōsõ (inessive singular)
mōši (inessive plural)
mōst (elative singular)
mōstõ (elative singular)
mōšti (elative plural)
mōlõ (allative singular)
mōl (adessive singular)
mōld (ablative singular)

From Proto-Finnic *maa. Compare Estonian maa.

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
mōdõ sōņ jarā pallõ
to burn down to the ground
mōstõ ilzõ nustõ
to pick up from the ground


ō

The twenty-third letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


mits

mits (nominative singular)
mitsmõd (nominative plural)
mits (genitive singular)
mitsmõd (genitive plural)
mits (partitive singular)
mitsmidi (partitive plural)
mitsõn (dative singular)
mitsmõdõn (dative plural)
mitsõks (instrumental singular)
mitsmõdõks (instrumental plural)
mitsõ (illative singular)
mitsõz (illative singular)
mitsmiž (illative plural)
mitsõs (inessive singular)
mitsmis (inessive plural)
mitsõs (elative singular)
mitsmist (elative plural)


tund

From Proto-Finnic *tunt'ak, from Proto-Uralic *tumte-.


märts

märts (nominative singular)
märtsõd (nominative plural)
märts (genitive singular)
märtsõd (genitive plural)
märtsõ (partitive singular)
märtsidi (partitive plural)
märtsõn (dative singular)
märtsõdõn (dative plural)
märtsõks (instrumental singular)
märtsõdõks (instrumental plural)
märtsõ (illative singular)
märtsiž (illative plural)
märtsõs (inessive singular)
märtsis (inessive plural)
märtsõst (elative singular)
märtsist (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English March.


õ

The twenty-sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


lilla

lilla (nominative singular)
lillad (nominative plural)
lilla (genitive singular)
lillad (genitive plural)
lilla (partitive singular)
lillidi (partitive plural)
lillan (dative singular)
lilladõn (dative plural)
lillaks (instrumental singular)
lilladõks (instrumental plural)
lillaz (illative singular)
lilla (illative singular)
lilliž (illative plural)
lillas (inessive singular)
lillis (inessive plural)
lillast (elative singular)
lillist (elative plural)

Borrowed from German lilla, likely via Latvian lillā.


alli

käpalli
lower section of a cupboard
lōdanalli
space under the table
lovānalli
space under the bed
pǟnalli
pillow, headrest (lit. "underside of head")

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA āitanalli space under the granary katūksalli gazebo (lit. "underside of a roof")

space under the floor; hiding, underground, black market


alli

a'lli (canonical)
alli (nominative singular)
allizt (nominative plural)
alīz (genitive singular)
allizt (genitive plural)
alīzt (partitive singular)
alīži (partitive plural)
alīztõn (dative singular)
alliztõn (dative plural)
alīztõks (instrumental singular)
alliztõks (instrumental plural)
alīzõ (illative singular)
alīžiz (illative plural)
alīzõs (inessive singular)
alīžis (inessive plural)
alīzõst (elative singular)
alīžist (elative plural)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
alli gūngaserk
petticoat, underskirt
alli jagū
the lower part
alli pūoļ
the lower half
allizt bikšõd
briefs, underpants


-ij

Ultimately apparently from Latin (or New Latin coinages thereof) -ia, -io, -ius, -ium, etc. In most cases likely via Latvian -ija (often pronounced /ij/) or -ijs. In some cases also possibly from Middle High German -ei.

Austria, analogy, station, July (< Julius), aluminium, aluminum

Austrij, analōgij, statsij, jūlij, alumīnij

a suffix corresponding to English -ia, -y, -ion, -ius, -ium, etc.


nai

nai (nominative singular)
naizt (nominative plural)
naiz (genitive singular)
naizt (genitive plural)
nāizta (partitive singular)
naiži (partitive plural)
naizõn (dative singular)
naiztõn (dative plural)
naizõks (instrumental singular)
naiztkõks (instrumental plural)
naizõ (illative singular)
naižiz (illative plural)
naizõs (inessive singular)
naižis (inessive plural)
naizõst (elative singular)
naižist (elative plural)


Izrael

I'zrael (canonical)
Izrael (nominative singular)
Izrael (genitive singular)
Izraelõ (partitive singular)
Izraelõn (dative singular)
Izraelõks (instrumental singular)
Izraelõ (illative singular)
Izraelsõ (inessive singular)
Izraels (inessive singular)
Izraelstõ (elative singular)
Izraelst (elative singular)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Izrael – Iisrael – Izraēla
Israel – Israel – Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


lova

From Proto-Finnic *lava, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lā́ˀwāˀ. Cognates include Finnish lava.


tēriņtš

hello (a general greeting one can say when meeting somebody)


kakškimdõ

kakškimdõ (nominative singular)
kakškimdõd (nominative plural)
kakškimdõ (genitive singular)
kakškimdõd (genitive plural)
kakškimdõ (partitive singular)
kakškimdidi (partitive plural)
kakškimdõn (dative singular)
kakškimdõdõn (dative plural)
kakškimdõks (instrumental singular)
kakškimdõdõks (instrumental plural)
kakškimdõz (illative singular)
kakškimdõ (illative singular)
kakškimdiž (illative plural)
kakškimdõs (inessive singular)
kakškimdis (inessive plural)
kakškimdõst (elative singular)
kakškimdist (elative plural)


kuod

kuod (nominative singular)
kuodūd (nominative plural)
kuod (genitive singular)
kuodūd (genitive plural)
kuotā (partitive singular)
kuodīdi (partitive plural)
kuoddõn (dative singular)
kuodūdõn (dative plural)
kuodkõks (instrumental singular)
kuodūdõks (instrumental plural)
kuoddõ (illative singular)
kuodīž (illative plural)
kuodsõ (inessive singular)
kuodīs (inessive plural)
kuodstõ (elative singular)
kuodīst (elative plural)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
tämmõn äb ūo kuotā un vōŗõ
he doesn't have home and shelter
ne tulbõd kuodāj
they are coming home
ta um kuonnõ
he is home
ne tulbõd kuondõst
they are coming from home
tämmõn um jõvā kuod
he has a nice house


ikštuoistõn

ikštuoistõn (nominative singular)
īdtuoistõnd (nominative plural)
īdtuoistõn (genitive singular)
īdtuoistõnd (genitive plural)
īdtõtuoistõnt (partitive singular)
ikšituoistiņi (partitive plural)
īdõntuoistõnõn (dative singular)
īdõntuoistõndõd (dative plural)
īdkõkstuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
īdkõkstuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
īdõtuoistõnõ (illative singular)
īdižtuoistiņiž (illative plural)
īdsõtuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
īdstuoistõns (inessive singular)
īdšituoistiņis (inessive plural)
īdstõtuoistõnõst (elative singular)
īdsttuoistõnst (elative singular)
īdštituoistiņist (elative plural)


īdõks

īdõks (nominative singular)
īdõkst (nominative plural)
īdõks (genitive singular)
īdõkst (genitive plural)
īdõkst (partitive singular)
īdõkši (partitive plural)
īdõksõn (dative singular)
īdõkstõn (dative plural)
īdõksõks (instrumental singular)
īdõkstõks (instrumental plural)
īdõksõ (illative singular)
īdõkšiz (illative plural)
īdõksõs (inessive singular)
īdõkšis (inessive plural)
īdõksõst (elative singular)
īdõkšist (elative plural)


nēļa

nēļa (nominative singular)
nēļad (nominative plural)
nēļa (genitive singular)
nēļad (genitive plural)
neļļõ (partitive singular)
nēļidi (partitive plural)
nēļan (dative singular)
nēļadõn (dative plural)
nēļaks (instrumental singular)
nēļadõks (instrumental plural)
neļļõ (illative singular)
nēļiž (illative plural)
nēļas (inessive singular)
nēļis (inessive plural)
nēļast (elative singular)
nēļist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *neljä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *neljä. Cognate with Estonian neli and Finnish neljä.


ežmi

e'žmi (canonical)
ežmi (nominative singular)
ežmizt (nominative plural)
ežmiz (genitive singular)
ežmizt (genitive plural)
ežmizt (partitive singular)
ežmit (partitive singular)
ežmiži (partitive plural)
ežmizõn (dative singular)
ežmiztõn (dative plural)
ežmizõks (instrumental singular)
ežmiztõks (instrumental plural)
ežmizõ (illative singular)
ežmižiz (illative plural)
ežmizõs (inessive singular)
ežmižis (inessive plural)
ežmizõst (elative singular)
ežmižist (elative plural)


kakš

kakš (nominative singular)
kōd (nominative plural)
kōd (genitive singular)
kōd (genitive plural)
kōdtõ (partitive singular)
kakši (partitive plural)
kōdõn (dative singular)
kōdõn (dative plural)
kōdkõks (instrumental singular)
kōdkõks (instrumental plural)
kōdõ (illative singular)
kōdiž (illative plural)
kōdsõ (inessive singular)
kōds (inessive singular)
kōdši (inessive plural)
kōdstõ (elative singular)
kōdst (elative singular)
kōdšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kakci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kakta. The final vowel was modified by analogy with *ükci (“one”).


kūž

kūž (nominative singular)
kūd (nominative plural)
kūd (genitive singular)
kūd (genitive plural)
kūdtõ (partitive singular)
kūži (partitive plural)
kūdõn (dative singular)
kūdõn (dative plural)
kūdkõks (instrumental singular)
kūdkõks (instrumental plural)
kūdõ (illative singular)
kūžiz (illative plural)
kūdsõ (inessive singular)
kūds (inessive singular)
kūžis (inessive plural)
kūdstõ (elative singular)
kūdst (elative singular)
kūžist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kuuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kutte. Cognate with Estonian kuus and Finnish kuusi.


kakštuoistõn

kakštuoistõn (nominative singular)
kakštuoistõnd (nominative plural)
kakštuoistõn (genitive singular)
kakštuoistõnd (genitive plural)
kakštuoistõnt (partitive singular)
kakštuoistiņi (partitive plural)
kakštuoistõnõn (dative singular)
kakštuoistõndõn (dative plural)
kakštuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
kakštuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
kakštuoistõnõ (illative singular)
kakštuoistiņiž (illative plural)
kakštuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
kakštuoistõns (inessive singular)
kakštuoistiņis (inessive plural)
kakštuoistõnõst (elative singular)
kakštuoistõnst (elative singular)
kakštuoistiņist (elative plural)


ougust

ougust (nominative singular)
ougustõd (nominative plural)
ougust (genitive singular)
ougustõd (genitive plural)
ougustõ (partitive singular)
ougustidi (partitive plural)
ougustõn (dative singular)
ougustõdõn (dative plural)
ougustõks (instrumental singular)
ougustõdõks (instrumental plural)
ougustõ (illative singular)
ougustiž (illative plural)
ougustõs (inessive singular)
ougusts (inessive singular)
ougustis (inessive plural)
ougustõst (elative singular)
ougustst (elative singular)
ougustist (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English August.


ikš

ikš (nominative singular)
īd (nominative plural)
īd (genitive singular)
īd (genitive plural)
īdtõ (partitive singular)
ikši (partitive plural)
īdõn (dative singular)
īdõn (dative plural)
īdkõks (instrumental singular)
īdkõks (instrumental plural)
īdõ (illative singular)
īdiž (illative plural)
īdsõ (inessive singular)
īds (inessive singular)
īdši (inessive plural)
īdstõ (elative singular)
īdst (elative singular)
īdšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *ükci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ükte. Cognate with Estonian üks and Finnish yksi.


Vālda mer

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Līvõkēļ munt vāldamiersūomõ kīeld siegās, page 249

The Livonian language among other Baltic Sea Finnic languages

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Baltijas jūra – Vālda mer – Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea – Baltic Sea – Baltic Sea


septembõr

septembõr (nominative singular)
septembõrd (nominative plural)
septembõr (genitive singular)
septembõrd (genitive plural)
septembõrt (partitive singular)
septembõri (partitive plural)
septembõrõn (dative singular)
septembõrdõn (dative plural)
septembõrõks (instrumental singular)
septembõrdõks (instrumental plural)
septembõrõ (illative singular)
septembõriž (illative plural)
septembõrs (inessive singular)
septembõris (inessive plural)
septembõrst (elative singular)
septembõrist (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English September.


oktōbõr

oktōbõr (nominative singular)
oktōbõrd (nominative plural)
oktōbõr (genitive singular)
oktōbõrd (genitive plural)
oktōbõrt (partitive singular)
oktōbõri (partitive plural)
oktōbõrõn (dative singular)
oktōbõrdõn (dative plural)
oktōbõrõks (instrumental singular)
oktōbõrdõks (instrumental plural)
oktōbõrõ (illative singular)
oktōbõriž (illative plural)
oktōbõrs (inessive singular)
oktōbõris (inessive plural)
oktōbõrst (elative singular)
oktōbõrist (elative plural)

Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English October.


novembõr

novembõr (nominative singular)
novembõrd (nominative plural)
novembõr (genitive singular)
novembõrd (genitive plural)
novembõrt (partitive singular)
novembõri (partitive plural)
novembõrõn (dative singular)
novembõrdõn (dative plural)
novembõrõks (instrumental singular)
novembõrdõks (instrumental plural)
novembõrõ (illative singular)
novembõriž (illative plural)
novembõrs (inessive singular)
novembõris (inessive plural)
novembõrst (elative singular)
novembõrist (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English November.


vīžtuoistõn

vīžtuoistõn (nominative singular)
vīžtuoistõnd (nominative plural)
vīžtuoistõn (genitive singular)
vīžtuoistõnd (genitive plural)
vīžtuoistõnt (partitive singular)
vīžtuoistiņi (partitive plural)
vīžtuoistõnõn (dative singular)
vīžtuoistõndõn (dative plural)
vīžtuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
vīžtuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
vīžtuoistõnõ (illative singular)
vīžtuoistiņiž (illative plural)
vīžtuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
vīžtuoistõns (inessive singular)
vīžtuoistiņis (inessive plural)
vīžtuoistõnõst (elative singular)
vīžtuoistõnst (elative singular)
vīžtuoistiņist (elative plural)


detsembõr

detsembõr (nominative singular)
detsembõrd (nominative plural)
detsembõr (genitive singular)
detsembõrd (genitive plural)
detsembõrt (partitive singular)
detsembõri (partitive plural)
detsembõrõn (dative singular)
detsembõrdõn (dative plural)
detsembõrõks (instrumental singular)
detsembõrdõks (instrumental plural)
detsembõrõ (illative singular)
detsembõriž (illative plural)
detsembõrs (inessive singular)
detsembõris (inessive plural)
detsembõrst (elative singular)
detsembõrist (elative plural)

Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English December.

but Oskar Loorits wrote that this same year in December Livonian was learned in four schools by 108 children

bet Oskar Loorits kēratõb, ku sīe īž āigast detsembõrs līvõ kīeldõ nēļas skūols opīz 108 lapstā


Lețmō

Lețmō (nominative singular)
Lețmō (genitive singular)
Lețmōdõ (partitive singular)
Lețmōn (dative singular)
Lețmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Lețmōzõ (illative singular)
Lețmōs (inessive singular)
Lețmōsõ (inessive singular)
Lețmōst (elative singular)
Lețmōstõ (elative singular)
Lețmōlõ (allative singular)
Lețmōl (adessive singular)
Lețmōld (ablative singular)


jūnij

jūnij (nominative singular)
jūnijd (nominative plural)
jūnij (genitive singular)
jūnijd (genitive plural)
jūnijõ (partitive singular)
jūnijd̦i (partitive plural)
jūnijõn (dative singular)
jūnijdõn (dative plural)
jūnijõks (instrumental singular)
jūnijdkõks (instrumental plural)
jūnijõ (illative singular)
jūnijži (illative plural)
jūnijsõ (inessive singular)
jūnijs (inessive singular)
jūnijši (inessive plural)
jūnijstõ (elative singular)
jūnijst (elative singular)
jūnijšti (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English June. Morphologically from jūn- + -ij.


Ēstimō

Ēstimō (nominative singular)
Ēstimō (genitive singular)
Ēstimōdõ (partitive singular)
Ēstimōn (dative singular)
Ēstimōkõks (instrumental singular)
Ēstimōzõ (illative singular)
Ēstimōs (inessive singular)
Ēstimōsõ (inessive singular)
Ēstimōst (elative singular)
Ēstimōstõ (elative singular)
Ēstimōlõ (allative singular)
Ēstimōl (adessive singular)
Ēstimōld (ablative singular)

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Ēstimō – Eesti – Igaunija
Estonia – Estonia – Estonia

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Igaunija – Ēstimō – Estonia
Estonia – Estonia – Estonia


jūlij

jūlij (nominative singular)
jūlijd (nominative plural)
jūlij (genitive singular)
jūlijd (genitive plural)
jūlijõ (partitive singular)
jūlijd̦i (partitive plural)
jūlijõn (dative singular)
jūlijdõn (dative plural)
jūlijõks (instrumental singular)
jūlijdkõks (instrumental plural)
jūlijõ (illative singular)
jūlijži (illative plural)
jūlijsõ (inessive singular)
jūlijs (inessive singular)
jūlijši (inessive plural)
jūlijstõ (elative singular)
jūlijst (elative singular)
jūlijšti (elative plural)

Apparently ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English July. Morphologically from jūl- + -ij.


Leišmō

Leišmō (nominative singular)
Leišmō (genitive singular)
Leišmōdõ (partitive singular)
Leišmōn (dative singular)
Leišmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Leišmōzõ (illative singular)
Leišmōs (inessive singular)
Leišmōsõ (inessive singular)
Leišmōst (elative singular)
Leišmōstõ (elative singular)
Leišmōlõ (allative singular)
Leišmōl (adessive singular)
Leišmōld (ablative singular)

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Leišmō – Leedu – Lietuva
Lithuania – Lithuania – Lithuania

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Lietuva – Leišmō – Lithuania
Lithuania – Lithuania – Lithuania


īdõkstuoistõn

īdõkstuoistõn (nominative singular)
īdõkstuoistõnd (nominative plural)
īdõkstuoistõn (genitive singular)
īdõkstuoistõnd (genitive plural)
īdõkstuoistõnt (partitive singular)
īdõkstuoistiņi (partitive plural)
īdõkstuoistõnõn (dative singular)
īdõkstuoistõndõn (dative plural)
īdõkstuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
īdõkstuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
īdõkstuoistõnõ (illative singular)
īdõkstuoistiņiž (illative plural)
īdõkstuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
īdõkstuoistõns (inessive singular)
īdõkstuoistiņis (inessive plural)
īdõkstuoistõnõst (elative singular)
īdõkstuoistõnst (elative singular)
īdõkstuoistiņist (elative plural)

From īdõks (“nine”) + tuoistõn (“-teen”).


Engõlmō

Engõlmō (nominative singular)
Engõlmō (genitive singular)
Engõlmōdõ (partitive singular)
Engõlmōn (dative singular)
Engõlmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Engõlmōzõ (illative singular)
Engõlmōs (inessive singular)
Engõlmōsõ (inessive singular)
Engõlmōst (elative singular)
Engõlmōstõ (elative singular)
Engõlmōlõ (allative singular)
Engõlmōl (adessive singular)
Engõlmōld (ablative singular)

From engõlmaņ (“Englishman”) + mō (“land”).

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Anglija – England; Engõlmō – England
England – England – England


kūžtuoistõn

kūžtuoistõn (nominative singular)
kūžtuoistõnd (nominative plural)
kūžtuoistõn (genitive singular)
kūžtuoistõnd (genitive plural)
kūžtuoistõnt (partitive singular)
kūžtuoistiņi (partitive plural)
kūžtuoistõnõn (dative singular)
kūžtuoistõndõn (dative plural)
kūžtuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
kūžtuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
kūžtuoistõnõ (illative singular)
kūžtuoistiņiž (illative plural)
kūžtuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
kūžtuoistõns (inessive singular)
kūžtuoistiņis (inessive plural)
kūžtuoistõnõst (elative singular)
kūžtuoistõnst (elative singular)
kūžtuoistiņist (elative plural)


Dēņmō

Dēņmō (nominative singular)
Dēņmō (genitive singular)
Dēņmōdõ (partitive singular)
Dēņmōn (dative singular)
Dēņmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Dēņmōzõ (illative singular)
Dēņmōs (inessive singular)
Dēņmōsõ (inessive singular)
Dēņmōst (elative singular)
Dēņmōstõ (elative singular)
Dēņmōlõ (allative singular)
Dēņmōl (adessive singular)
Dēņmōld (ablative singular)


Rūotšmō

Rūotšmō (nominative singular)
Rūotšmō (genitive singular)
Rūotšmōdõ (partitive singular)
Rūotšmōn (dative singular)
Rūotšmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Rūotšmōzõ (illative singular)
Rūotšmōs (inessive singular)
Rūotšmōsõ (inessive singular)
Rūotšmōst (elative singular)
Rūotšmōstõ (elative singular)
Rūotšmōlõ (allative singular)
Rūotšmōl (adessive singular)
Rūotšmōld (ablative singular)

From rūotš (“Swede”) + mō (“land”), the former from Proto-Finnic *roocci.

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Rūotšmō – Rootsi – Zviedrija
Sweden – Sweden – Sweden

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Zviedrija – Rūotšmō – Sweden
Sweden – Sweden – Sweden


ȭdõg

ȭ'dõg (canonical)
ȭdõg (nominative singular)
ȭdõgõd (nominative plural)
ȭdõg (genitive singular)
ȭdõgõd (genitive plural)
ȭdõgt (partitive singular)
ȭdõgidi (partitive plural)
ȭdõgõn (dative singular)
ȭdõgõdõn (dative plural)
ȭdõgõks (instrumental singular)
ȭdõgõdõks (instrumental plural)
ȭdõgõ (illative singular)
ȭdõgiž (illative plural)
ȭdõgs (inessive singular)
ȭdõgis (inessive plural)
ȭdõgst (elative singular)
ȭdõgist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *ektago. Cognates include Finnish ehtoo, Veps eht, Votic ohtogo.


nädīļ

nädīļ (nominative singular)
nädīļd (nominative plural)
nädīļ (genitive singular)
nädīļd (genitive plural)
nädīļt (partitive singular)
nädīļi (partitive plural)
nädīļõn (dative singular)
nädīļdõn (dative plural)
nädīļõks (instrumental singular)
nädīļdõks (instrumental plural)
nädīļõ (illative singular)
nädīļiž (illative plural)
nädīļš (inessive singular)
nädīļis (inessive plural)
nädīļšt (elative singular)
nädīļist (elative plural)

Compare Latvian nedēļa, Estonian nädal. Suhonen doesn't list this word as being borrowed via Latvian. On Latvian nedēļa, Karulis notes that it has been borrowed from Old East Slavic недѣлꙗ (nedělja, “Sunday”) already before 13th century. Evidently this is the source of the Estonian and Livonian words as well.

nädīļ pierrõ
in a week (lit. "after a week")
nädīļ tāgižpēḑõn
a week ago

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA nädīļõks for a week kakš nädīļt two weeks sīe nädīļ this week nädīļ immõrkouți all week nädīļ lebbõ whole week (lit. "throughout the week")


Krīevõmō

Krīevõmō (nominative singular)
Krīevõmō (genitive singular)
Krīevõmōdõ (partitive singular)
Krīevõmōn (dative singular)
Krīevõmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Krīevõmōzõ (illative singular)
Krīevõmōs (inessive singular)
Krīevõmōsõ (inessive singular)
Krīevõmōst (elative singular)
Krīevõmōstõ (elative singular)
Krīevõmōlõ (allative singular)
Krīevõmōl (adessive singular)
Krīevõmōld (ablative singular)

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Krievija – Krīevõmō – Russia; Russian Federation
Russia – Russia – Russia; Russian Federation

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


atrāita

atrāita (nominative singular)
atrāitad (nominative plural)
atrāita (genitive singular)
atrāitad (genitive plural)
atraitõ (partitive singular)
atrāitidi (partitive plural)
atrāitan (dative singular)
atrāitadõn (dative plural)
atrāitaks (instrumental singular)
atrāitadõks (instrumental plural)
atraitõ (illative singular)
atrāitiž (illative plural)
atrāitas (inessive singular)
atrāitis (inessive plural)
atrāitast (elative singular)
atrāitist (elative plural)

From Latvian atraitne (“widow”) (or any alternative form thereof).

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atrāita – lesk – atraitnis
widower – widower – widower


Saksāmō

Saksāmō (nominative singular)
Saksāmō (genitive singular)
Saksāmōdõ (partitive singular)
Saksāmōn (dative singular)
Saksāmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Saksāmōzõ (illative singular)
Saksāmōs (inessive singular)
Saksāmōsõ (inessive singular)
Saksāmōst (elative singular)
Saksāmōstõ (elative singular)
Saksāmōlõ (allative singular)
Saksāmōl (adessive singular)
Saksāmōld (ablative singular)

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Saksāmō – Saksamaa – Vācija
Germany – Germany – Germany
Saksāmō vȯļ suodā irgiji
Germany was the instigator of war

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Vācija – Saksāmō – Germany
Germany – Germany – Germany

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


lešknai

lešknai (nominative singular)
lešknaizt (nominative plural)
lešknaiz (genitive singular)
lešknaizt (genitive plural)
lešknāizta (partitive singular)
lešknaiži (partitive plural)
lešknaizõn (dative singular)
lešknaiztõn (dative plural)
lešknaizõks (instrumental singular)
lešknaiztkõks (instrumental plural)
lešknaizõ (illative singular)
lešknaižiz (illative plural)
lešknaizõs (inessive singular)
lešknaižis (inessive plural)
lešknaizõst (elative singular)
lešknaižist (elative plural)

From lešk (“widower”) + nai (“woman”). Compare Estonian lesk.


joutõmläpš

joutõmläpš (nominative singular)
joutõmlapst (nominative plural)
joutõmlaps (genitive singular)
joutõmlapst (genitive plural)
joutõmlapstā (partitive singular)
joutõmläpši (partitive plural)
joutõmlapsõn (dative singular)
joutõmlapstõn (dative plural)
joutõmlapsõks (instrumental singular)
joutõmlapstkõks (instrumental plural)
joutõmlapsõ (illative singular)
joutõmläpšīz (illative plural)
joutõmlapsõs (inessive singular)
joutõmläpšīs (inessive plural)
joutõmlapsõst (elative singular)
joutõmläpšīst (elative plural)

From joutõm (“poor, poverty”) + läpš (“child”).


lešk

lešk (nominative singular)
leškīd (nominative plural)
lešk (genitive singular)
leškīd (genitive plural)
leškõ (partitive singular)
leškīdi (partitive plural)
leškõn (dative singular)
leškīdõn (dative plural)
leškõks (instrumental singular)
leškīdõks (instrumental plural)
leškõ (illative singular)
leškīž (illative plural)
lešksõ (inessive singular)
lešks (inessive singular)
leškīs (inessive plural)
leškstõ (elative singular)
leškst (elative singular)
leškīst (elative plural)

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lešk – lesk – atraitnis
widower – widower – widower


pǟvaīe

pǟvaīe (nominative singular)
pǟvaīed (nominative plural)
pǟvaīe (genitive singular)
pǟvaīed (genitive plural)
pǟvaīedõ (partitive singular)
pǟvaēḑi (partitive plural)
pǟvaīen (dative singular)
pǟvaīedõn (dative plural)
pǟvaīekõks (instrumental singular)
pǟvaīedkõks (instrumental plural)
pǟvaīezõ (illative singular)
pǟvaēži (illative plural)
pǟvaīesõ (inessive singular)
pǟvaīes (inessive singular)
pǟvaēši (inessive plural)
pǟvaīestõ (elative singular)
pǟvaīest (elative singular)
pǟvaēšti (elative plural)

From pǟva (“day”) + īe (“night”). Perhaps a calque of Latvian diennakts (diena (“day”) + nakts (“night”)), cf. Estonian ööpäev (öö (“night”) + päev (“day”)).

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diennakts – pǟvaīe – twenty-four hours
twenty-four hours – twenty-four hours – twenty-four hours


pivāpǟva

pivāpǟva (nominative singular)
pivāpǟvad (nominative plural)
pivāpǟva (genitive singular)
pivāpǟvad (genitive plural)
pivāpäuvõ (partitive singular)
pivāpäuvḑi (partitive plural)
pivāpǟvan (dative singular)
pivāpǟvadõn (dative plural)
pivāpǟvaks (instrumental singular)
pivāpǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
pivāpäuvõ (illative singular)
pivāpäuvži (illative plural)
pivāpǟvas (inessive singular)
pivāpäuvši (inessive plural)
pivāpǟvast (elative singular)
pivāpäuvšti (elative plural)


Ungārmō

Ungārmō (nominative singular)
Ungārmō (genitive singular)
Ungārmōdõ (partitive singular)
Ungārmōn (dative singular)
Ungārmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Ungārmōzõ (illative singular)
Ungārmōs (inessive singular)
Ungārmōsõ (inessive singular)
Ungārmōst (elative singular)
Ungārmōstõ (elative singular)
Ungārmōlõ (allative singular)
Ungārmōl (adessive singular)
Ungārmōld (ablative singular)

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Ungārija – Ungārmō – Hungary
Hungary – Hungary – Hungary


Rīgõ

Rīgõ (nominative singular)
Rīgõ (genitive singular)
Rīgõ (partitive singular)
Rīgõn (dative singular)
Rīgõks (instrumental singular)
Rīgõ (illative singular)
Rīgõz (illative singular)
Rīgõs (inessive singular)
Rīgõst (elative singular)

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Rīgõ – Riia – Rīga
Riga – Riga – Riga

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Rīga – Rīgõ – Riga
Riga – Riga – Riga


kuolm

kuolm (nominative singular)
kuolmõd (nominative plural)
kuolm (genitive singular)
kuolmõd (genitive plural)
kuolmõ (partitive singular)
kuolmidi (partitive plural)
kuolmõn (dative singular)
kuolmõdõn (dative plural)
kuolmõks (instrumental singular)
kuolmõdõks (instrumental plural)
kuolmõ (illative singular)
kuolmiž (illative plural)
kuolmsõ (inessive singular)
kuolms (inessive singular)
kuolmis (inessive plural)
kuolmstõ (elative singular)
kuolmst (elative singular)
kuolmist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kolmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolme. Cognate with Estonian kolm and Finnish kolme.

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kuolm āigastõ nūoŗim
three years younger
kuolm āigastõ vanā
three years old
kuolm āigastõks
for three years


Pūoļmō

Pūoļmō (nominative singular)
Pūoļmō (genitive singular)
Pūoļmōdõ (partitive singular)
Pūoļmōn (dative singular)
Pūoļmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Pūoļmōzõ (illative singular)
Pūoļmōs (inessive singular)
Pūoļmōsõ (inessive singular)
Pūoļmōst (elative singular)
Pūoļmōstõ (elative singular)
Pūoļmōlõ (allative singular)
Pūoļmōl (adessive singular)
Pūoļmōld (ablative singular)

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Pūoļmō – Poola – Polija
Poland – Poland – Poland

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Polija – Pūoļmō – Poland
Poland – Poland – Poland


pǟva

pǟva (nominative singular)
pǟvad (nominative plural)
pǟva (genitive singular)
pǟvad (genitive plural)
päuvõ (partitive singular)
päuvḑi (partitive plural)
pǟvan (dative singular)
pǟvadõn (dative plural)
pǟvaks (instrumental singular)
pǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
päuvõ (illative singular)
päuvži (illative plural)
pǟvas (inessive singular)
päuvši (inessive plural)
pǟvast (elative singular)
päuvšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *päivä, from Proto-Uralic *päjwä.

pǟviņ
by day; days instructive case form indicating the manner of doing something
īds knaššõs pǟvas
one fine day
mustād pǟvad pierāst
for a rainy day (lit. "for black days")
jõvḑi päuvḑi nǟdõ
to see good days
nūorši päuvši
in young days; in youth
vaņši päuvši
in old age (lit. "in old days")

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA pǟva lebbõ throughout the day; whole day pǟvast päuvõ day to day sieldõ neiku pǟva as clear as day sieldõ pǟva āigal in broad daylight (lit. "in bright day time")

his days are numbered (lit. "counted"); he is living on borrowed time

day (period of the day between sunrise and sunset when one enjoys daylight)

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pǟva kārgõb
sun is rising
pǟva lǟb lūojõ
sun is setting
pǟva pāistab, vīmõ sadāb, siz mirīņõd daņtšõbõd
sun is shining, rain is raining, [they say that] then the dead are dancing
jegā ažā tulāb pǟva käddõ
everything comes to light (lit. "comes in the grasp of sun")


maij

maij (nominative singular)
maijd (nominative plural)
maij (genitive singular)
maijd (genitive plural)
maijõ (partitive singular)
maijḑi (partitive plural)
maijõn (dative singular)
maijdõn (dative plural)
maijõks (instrumental singular)
maijdkõks (instrumental plural)
maijõ (illative singular)
maijži (illative plural)
maijsõ (inessive singular)
maijs (inessive singular)
maijši (inessive plural)
maijstõ (elative singular)
maijst (elative singular)
maijšti (elative plural)

Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English May. Morphologically from ma- + -ij.


īe

īe (nominative singular)
īed (nominative plural)
īe (genitive singular)
īed (genitive plural)
īedõ (partitive singular)
ēḑi (partitive plural)
īen (dative singular)
īedõn (dative plural)
īekõks (instrumental singular)
īedkõks (instrumental plural)
īezõ (illative singular)
ēži (illative plural)
īesõ (inessive singular)
ēši (inessive plural)
īestõ (elative singular)
ēšti (elative plural)

īezõ
during the night

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA ȭdõgspūol īedõ beginning of the night (lit. night on the side of evening)


läpš

läpš (nominative singular)
lapst (nominative plural)
laps (genitive singular)
lapst (genitive plural)
lapstā (partitive singular)
läpši (partitive plural)
lapsõn (dative singular)
lapstõn (dative plural)
lapsõks (instrumental singular)
lapstkõks (instrumental plural)
lapsõ (illative singular)
läpšīz (illative plural)
lapsõs (inessive singular)
läpšīs (inessive plural)
lapsõst (elative singular)
läpšīst (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *lapci. Compare Estonian laps, Finnish lapsi.

se läpš um min ver un min lejā
this child is my flesh and my blood

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA tarān aigās sōdõd läpš a child found by the fence (~ fatherless, etc.)

she got a child from this young fisherman guy

an animal calves, lambs, farrows, foals, a youngling is born to it


ežžõmpǟva

e'žžõmpǟva (canonical)
ežžõmpǟva (nominative singular)
ežžõmpǟvad (nominative plural)
ežžõmpǟva (genitive singular)
ežžõmpǟvad (genitive plural)
ežžõmpäuvõ (partitive singular)
ežžõmpäuvd̦i (partitive plural)
ežžõmpǟvan (dative singular)
ežžõmpǟvadõn (dative plural)
ežžõmpǟvaks (instrumental singular)
ežžõmpǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
ežžõmpäuvõ (illative singular)
ežžõmpäuvži (illative plural)
ežžõmpǟvas (inessive singular)
ežžõmpäuvši (inessive plural)
ežžõmpǟvast (elative singular)
ežžõmpäuvšti (elative plural)

/eʒːəmpæːvɑ/

From an inflected form of ežmi (“first”) + pǟva (“day”).


sõzār

sõzār (nominative singular)
sõzārd (nominative plural)
sõzār (genitive singular)
sõzārd (genitive plural)
sõzārt (partitive singular)
sõzāŗi (partitive plural)
sõzārõn (dative singular)
sõzārdõn (dative plural)
sõzārõks (instrumental singular)
sõzārdõks (instrumental plural)
sõzārõ (illative singular)
sõzāŗiž (illative plural)
sõzārõs (inessive singular)
sõzārs (inessive singular)
sõzāŗis (inessive plural)
sõzārõst (elative singular)
sõzārst (elative singular)
sõzāŗist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *sësar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō.

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
īdõn tuoizõn vȯļtõ veļīd ja sõzārd īņõ
some had brothers and sisters with them
veļ um sõzārõks īti
brother is the likeness of (his) sister
līvõ rovz, īžkiz skūollapst, tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sizāŗi [sic] ja veļīdi!
Livonian children, especially school children, thank your young sisters and brothers!
tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sõzaŗi!
thank your young sisters!


neļļõndpǟva

neļļõndpǟva (nominative singular)
neļļõndpǟvad (nominative plural)
neļļõndpǟva (genitive singular)
neļļõndpǟvad (genitive plural)
neļļõndpäuvõ (partitive singular)
neļļõndpäuvḑi (partitive plural)
neļļõndpǟvan (dative singular)
neļļõndpǟvadõn (dative plural)
neļļõndpǟvaks (instrumental singular)
neļļõndpǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
neļļõndpäuvõ (illative singular)
neļļõndpäuvži (illative plural)
neļļõndpǟvas (inessive singular)
neļļõndpäuvši (inessive plural)
neļļõndpǟvast (elative singular)
neļļõndpäuvšti (elative plural)

Apparently from genitive of neļļõz (“fourth”) + pǟva (“day”).


atrāitanai

atrāitanai (nominative singular)
atrāitanaizt (nominative plural)
atrāitanaiz (genitive singular)
atrāitanaizt (genitive plural)
atrāitanāizta (partitive singular)
atrāitanaiži (partitive plural)
atrāitanaizõn (dative singular)
atrāitanaiztõn (dative plural)
atrāitanaizõks (instrumental singular)
atrāitanaiztkõks (instrumental plural)
atrāitanaizõ (illative singular)
atrāitanaižiz (illative plural)
atrāitanaizõs (inessive singular)
atrāitanaižis (inessive plural)
atrāitanaizõst (elative singular)
atrāitanaižist (elative plural)

From atrāita (“widower”) + nai (“woman”). The former a borrowing from Latvian atraitne.


Amērik

Amērik (nominative singular)
Amērik (genitive singular)
Amērikõ (partitive singular)
Amērikõn (dative singular)
Amērikõks (instrumental singular)
Amērikõ (illative singular)
Amēriks (inessive singular)
Amērikst (elative singular)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Amērik – Ameerika – Amerika
America – America – America

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Amerika – Amērik – America
America – America – America

America (a continent in the western hemisphere)


seistuoistõn

seistuoistõn (nominative singular)
seistuoistõnd (nominative plural)
seistuoistõn (genitive singular)
seistuoistõnd (genitive plural)
seistuoistõnt (partitive singular)
seistuoistiņi (partitive plural)
seistuoistõnõn (dative singular)
seistuoistõndõn (dative plural)
seistuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
seistuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
seistuoistõnõ (illative singular)
seistuoistiņiž (illative plural)
seistuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
seistuoistõns (inessive singular)
seistuoistiņis (inessive plural)
seistuoistõnõst (elative singular)
seistuoistõnst (elative singular)
seistuoistiņist (elative plural)

From seis (“seven”) + tuoistõn (“-teen”).


kuolmõndpǟva

kuolmõndpǟva (nominative singular)
kuolmõndpǟvad (nominative plural)
kuolmõndpǟva (genitive singular)
kuolmõndpǟvad (genitive plural)
kuolmõndpäuvõ (partitive singular)
kuolmõndpäuvḑi (partitive plural)
kuolmõndpǟvan (dative singular)
kuolmõndpǟvadõn (dative plural)
kuolmõndpǟvaks (instrumental singular)
kuolmõndpǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
kuolmõndpäuvõ (illative singular)
kuolmõndpäuvži (illative plural)
kuolmõndpǟvas (inessive singular)
kuolmõndpäuvši (inessive plural)
kuolmõndpǟvast (elative singular)
kuolmõndpäuvšti (elative plural)

Apparently from genitive of kuolmõz (“third”) + pǟva (“day”).

Wednesday there's a market, fair in Dundaga


pūolpǟva

pūolpǟva (nominative singular)
pūolpǟvad (nominative plural)
pūolpǟva (genitive singular)
pūolpǟvad (genitive plural)
pūolpäuvõ (partitive singular)
pūolpäuvḑi (partitive plural)
pūolpǟvan (dative singular)
pūolpǟvadõn (dative plural)
pūolpǟvaks (instrumental singular)
pūolpǟvadõks (instrumental plural)
pūolpäuvõ (illative singular)
pūolpäuvži (illative plural)
pūolpǟvas (inessive singular)
pūolpäuvši (inessive plural)
pūolpǟvast (elative singular)
pūolpäuvšti (elative plural)


Norvēgmō

Norvēgmō (nominative singular)
Norvēgmō (genitive singular)
Norvēgmōdõ (partitive singular)
Norvēgmōn (dative singular)
Norvēgmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Norvēgmōzõ (illative singular)
Norvēgmōs (inessive singular)
Norvēgmōsõ (inessive singular)
Norvēgmōst (elative singular)
Norvēgmōstõ (elative singular)
Norvēgmōlõ (allative singular)
Norvēgmōl (adessive singular)
Norvēgmōld (ablative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Norvēģija – Norvēgmō – Norway
Norway – Norway – Norway


Itāļmō

Itāļmō (nominative singular)
Itāļmō (genitive singular)
Itāļmōdõ (partitive singular)
Itāļmōn (dative singular)
Itāļmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Itāļmōzõ (illative singular)
Itāļmōs (inessive singular)
Itāļmōsõ (inessive singular)
Itāļmōst (elative singular)
Itāļmōstõ (elative singular)
Itāļmōlõ (allative singular)
Itāļmōl (adessive singular)
Itāļmōld (ablative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Itālija – Itāļmō – Italy
Italy – Italy – Italy


kōdõkstuoistõn

kōdõkstuoistõn (nominative singular)
kōdõkstuoistõnd (nominative plural)
kōdõkstuoistõn (genitive singular)
kōdõkstuoistõnd (genitive plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnt (partitive singular)
kōdõkstuoistiņi (partitive plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnõn (dative singular)
kōdõkstuoistõndõn (dative plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
kōdõkstuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnõ (illative singular)
kōdõkstuoistiņiž (illative plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
kōdõkstuoistõns (inessive singular)
kōdõkstuoistiņis (inessive plural)
kōdõkstuoistõnõst (elative singular)
kōdõkstuoistõnst (elative singular)
kōdõkstuoistiņist (elative plural)

From kōdõks (“eight”) + tuoistõn (“-teen”).


Jūdõmō

Jūdõmō (nominative singular)
Jūdõmō (genitive singular)
Jūdõmōdõ (partitive singular)
Jūdõmōn (dative singular)
Jūdõmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Jūdõmōzõ (illative singular)
Jūdõmōs (inessive singular)
Jūdõmōsõ (inessive singular)
Jūdõmōst (elative singular)
Jūdõmōstõ (elative singular)
Jūdõmōlõ (allative singular)
Jūdõmōl (adessive singular)
Jūdõmōld (ablative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Izraēla – Izraēl; Jūdõmō – Israel
Israel – Israel – Israel


Grīekmō

Grīekmō (nominative singular)
Grīekmō (genitive singular)
Grīekmōdõ (partitive singular)
Grīekmōn (dative singular)
Grīekmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Grīekmōzõ (illative singular)
Grīekmōs (inessive singular)
Grīekmōsõ (inessive singular)
Grīekmōst (elative singular)
Grīekmōstõ (elative singular)
Grīekmōlõ (allative singular)
Grīekmōl (adessive singular)
Grīekmōld (ablative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Grieķija – Grīekmō – Greece
Greece – Greece – Greece

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Prantsūzmō

Prantsūzmō (nominative singular)
Prantsūzmō (genitive singular)
Prantsūzmōdõ (partitive singular)
Prantsūzmōn (dative singular)
Prantsūzmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Prantsūzmōzõ (illative singular)
Prantsūzmōs (inessive singular)
Prantsūzmōsõ (inessive singular)
Prantsūzmōst (elative singular)
Prantsūzmōstõ (elative singular)
Prantsūzmōlõ (allative singular)
Prantsūzmōl (adessive singular)
Prantsūzmōld (ablative singular)

From prantsūz (“Frenchman”) + mō (“land”).

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Francija – Prantsūzmō – France
France – France – France


Rumāņmō

Rumāņmō (nominative singular)
Rumāņmō (genitive singular)
Rumāņmōdõ (partitive singular)
Rumāņmōn (dative singular)
Rumāņmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Rumāņmōzõ (illative singular)
Rumāņmōs (inessive singular)
Rumāņmōsõ (inessive singular)
Rumāņmōst (elative singular)
Rumāņmōstõ (elative singular)
Rumāņmōlõ (allative singular)
Rumāņmōl (adessive singular)
Rumāņmōld (ablative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Rumānija – Rumāņmō – Romania
Romania – Romania – Romania


āigast

āigast (nominative singular)
āigastõd (nominative plural)
āigast (genitive singular)
āigastõd (genitive plural)
āigastõ (partitive singular)
āigastidi (partitive plural)
āigastõn (dative singular)
āigastõdõn (dative plural)
āigastõks (instrumental singular)
āigastõdõks (instrumental plural)
āigastõ (illative singular)
āigastiž (illative plural)
āigasts (inessive singular)
āigastõs (inessive singular)
āigastis (inessive plural)
āigastst (elative singular)
āigastõst (elative singular)
āigastist (elative plural)

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *aigasta-aika.


veļ

ve'ļ (canonical)
veļ (nominative singular)
veļīd (nominative plural)
veļ (genitive singular)
veļīd (genitive plural)
veļļõ (partitive singular)
veļīdi (partitive plural)
veļļõn (dative singular)
veļīdõn (dative plural)
veļkõks (instrumental singular)
veļīdõks (instrumental plural)
veļļõ (illative singular)
veļīž (illative plural)
veļšõ (inessive singular)
veļīs (inessive plural)
veļštõ (elative singular)
veļīst (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *velji, from Germanic *swelijô. Compare Icelandic svili (“brother-in-law”).

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
īdõn tuoizõn vȯļtõ veļīd ja sõzārd īņõ
some had brothers and sisters with them
veļ um sõzārõks īti
brother is the likeness of (his) sister
līvõ rovz, īžkiz skūollapst, tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sizāŗi [sic] ja veļīdi!
Livonian children, especially school children, thank your young sisters and brothers!
li jedmõl jarā lieppõm eņtš veļkõks!
go, make peace with your brother first!


Līvõmō

Līvõmō (nominative singular)
Līvõmō (genitive singular)
Līvõmōdõ (partitive singular)
Līvõmōn (dative singular)
Līvõmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Līvõmōzõ (illative singular)
Līvõmōs (inessive singular)
Līvõmōsõ (inessive singular)
Līvõmōst (elative singular)
Līvõmōstõ (elative singular)
Līvõmōlõ (allative singular)
Līvõmōl (adessive singular)
Līvõmōld (ablative singular)

From līvõ (“relating to Livonians”) + mō (“land”).

compound

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
lēšõd rīštõbõd Līvõmōdõ
Lithuanians are pillaging Livonia
kōpmīed rōstizt saggõld kǟdõ Līvõmōl
merchants used to visit Livonia often
saksād sizzõl tulmi Līvõmōlõ
the arrival of Germans in Livonia

Livonia (an alternative term for Terra Mariana, a medieval German ruled entity encompassing modern day Latvia and Estonia)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Vidzeme – Vidumō; Līvõmō – Vidzeme
Vidzeme – Vidzeme – Vidzeme

Vidzeme (a historical region in northeastern Latvia including Rīga)


Portugāl

Portugāl (nominative singular)
Portugāl (genitive singular)
Portugālt (partitive singular)
Portugālõn (dative singular)
Portugālõks (instrumental singular)
Portugālõ (illative singular)
Portugālõs (inessive singular)
Portugāls (inessive singular)
Portugālõst (elative singular)
Portugālst (elative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Portugāle – Portugāl – Portugal
Portugal – Portugal – Portugal


Holand

Holand (nominative singular)
Holand (genitive singular)
Holandõ (partitive singular)
Holandõn (dative singular)
Holandõks (instrumental singular)
Holandõ (illative singular)
Holandõs (inessive singular)
Holands (inessive singular)
Holandõst (elative singular)
Holandst (elative singular)

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Holand – Hollandi – Holande
Holland – Holland – Holland

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Holande – Holand – Holland
Holland – Holland – Holland


izā

izā (nominative singular)
izād (nominative plural)
izā (genitive singular)
izād (genitive plural)
izzõ (partitive singular)
ižḑi (partitive plural)
izān (dative singular)
izādõn (dative plural)
izāks (instrumental singular)
izādõks (instrumental plural)
izzõ (illative singular)
izīž (illative plural)
izās (inessive singular)
izīs (inessive plural)
izāst (elative singular)
izīst (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *icä, from Proto-Uralic *ićä. Cognate with Finnish isä, Estonian isa, Northern Sámi áhcci and Hungarian ős.

ma neiz eņtš izzõ unsõ
I saw my father in a dream
mēg izāks keimõ miersõ
me and my father were going to sea (lit. "we with father...")
mēg mǟdlõm eņtš ižḑi
we remember our fathers

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA izā pierrõ to be the spitting image of one's father (lit. "after father")

he is following in his father's footsteps (lit. "he is going his father's path")


Izraēl

Izraēl (nominative singular)
Izraēl (genitive singular)
Izraēlõ (partitive singular)
Izraēlõn (dative singular)
Izraēlõks (instrumental singular)
Izraēlõ (illative singular)
Izraēlsõ (inessive singular)
Izraēls (inessive singular)
Izraēlstõ (elative singular)
Izraēlst (elative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Izraēla – Izraēl – Israel
Israel – Israel – Israel


Serbij

Serbij (nominative singular)
Serbij (genitive singular)
Serbijõ (partitive singular)
Serbijõn (dative singular)
Serbijõks (instrumental singular)
Serbijõ (illative singular)
Serbijsõ (inessive singular)
Serbijs (inessive singular)
Serbijstõ (elative singular)
Serbijst (elative singular)

Likely via Latvian Serbija. Morphologically from serb- + -ij.

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Serbija – Serbij – Serbia
Serbia – Serbia – Serbia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Austrij

Austrij (nominative singular)
Austrij (genitive singular)
Austrijõ (partitive singular)
Austrijõn (dative singular)
Austrijõks (instrumental singular)
Austrijõ (illative singular)
Austrijsõ (inessive singular)
Austrijs (inessive singular)
Austrijstõ (elative singular)
Austrijst (elative singular)

Likely via Latvian Austrija. Morphologically from austr- + -ij.

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Austrij – Austria – Austrija
Austria – Austria – Austria

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Austrija – Austrij – Austria
Austria – Austria – Austria


Eirōp

Eirōp (nominative singular)
Eirōp (genitive singular)
Eirōpõ (partitive singular)
Eirōpõn (dative singular)
Eirōpõks (instrumental singular)
Eirōpõ (illative singular)
Eirōpõs (inessive singular)
Eirōps (inessive singular)
Eirōpõst (elative singular)
Eirōpst (elative singular)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Eiropa – Eirōp – Europe
Europe – Europe – Europe

Latvian Constitution
Iļ Lețmō jaggõvõtāmiz Eirōp Ītst um loptāntõmõst rōvīeltimizõks [sic], mis panāb jeddõ Saeima.
Latvian participation in the European Union must be decided via popular vote (of) the same (voters) who voted in Saeima.


Bulgārij

Bulgārij (nominative singular)
Bulgārij (genitive singular)
Bulgārijõ (partitive singular)
Bulgārijõn (dative singular)
Bulgārijõks (instrumental singular)
Bulgārijõ (illative singular)
Bulgārijsõ (inessive singular)
Bulgārijs (inessive singular)
Bulgārijstõ (elative singular)
Bulgārijst (elative singular)

Likely via Latvian Bulgārija. Morphologically from bulgār- + -ij.

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Bulgārij – Bulgaaria – Bulgārija
Bulgaria – Bulgaria – Bulgaria

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
Bulgārija – Bulgārij – Bulgaria
Bulgaria – Bulgaria – Bulgaria

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


lapsvȱidaji

lapsvȱidaji (nominative singular)
lapsvȱidajizt (nominative plural)
lapsvȱidajiz (genitive singular)
lapsvȱidajizt (genitive plural)
lapsvȱidajizt (partitive singular)
lapsvȱidajit (partitive singular)
lapsvȱidajiži (partitive plural)
lapsvȱidajizõn (dative singular)
lapsvȱidajiztõn (dative plural)
lapsvȱidajizõks (instrumental singular)
lapsvȱidajiztõks (instrumental plural)
lapsvȱidajizõ (illative singular)
lapsvȱidajižiz (illative plural)
lapsvȱidajizõs (inessive singular)
lapsvȱidajižis (inessive plural)
lapsvȱidajizõst (elative singular)
lapsvȱidajižist (elative plural)
lapsvȱidaji (nominative singular)
lapsvȱidajid (nominative plural)
lapsvȱidajiz (genitive singular)
lapsvȱidajid (genitive plural)
lapsvȱidajizt (partitive singular)
lapsvȱidajit (partitive singular)
lapsvȱidajidi (partitive plural)
lapsvȱidajizõn (dative singular)
lapsvȱidajidõn (dative plural)
lapsvȱidajizõks (instrumental singular)
lapsvȱidajidõks (instrumental plural)
lapsvȱidajizõ (illative singular)
lapsvȱidajiži (illative plural)
lapsvȱidajis (inessive singular)
lapsvȱidajisi (inessive plural)
lapsvȱidajist (elative singular)
lapsvȱidajisti (elative plural)


Belgij

Belgij (nominative singular)
Belgij (genitive singular)
Belgijõ (partitive singular)
Belgijõn (dative singular)
Belgijõks (instrumental singular)
Belgijõ (illative singular)
Belgijsõ (inessive singular)
Belgijs (inessive singular)
Belgijstõ (elative singular)
Belgijst (elative singular)

Likely via Latvian Beļģija. Morphologically from belg- + -ij.

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Belgij – Belgia – Beļģija
Belgium – Belgium – Belgium

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


ǟma

ǟma (nominative singular)
ǟmad (nominative plural)
ǟma (genitive singular)
ǟmad (genitive plural)
ämmõ (partitive singular)
ǟmidi (partitive plural)
ǟman (dative singular)
ǟmadõn (dative plural)
ǟmaks (instrumental singular)
ǟmadõks (instrumental plural)
ämmõ (illative singular)
ǟmiž (illative plural)
ǟmas (inessive singular)
ǟmis (inessive plural)
ǟmast (elative singular)
ǟmist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *ämmä, cognate with Finnish ämmä, Estonian ämm.

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min ǟma
my mother
kilā ǟma
village elder (lit. "village mother")


pȯiški

pȯiški (nominative singular)
pȯiškizt (nominative plural)
pȯiškiz (genitive singular)
pȯiškizt (genitive plural)
pȯiškizt (partitive singular)
pȯiškiži (partitive plural)
pȯiškizõn (dative singular)
pȯiškiztõn (dative plural)
pȯiškizõks (instrumental singular)
pȯiškiztõks (instrumental plural)
pȯiškizõ (illative singular)
pȯiškižiz (illative plural)
pȯiškizõs (inessive singular)
pȯiškižis (inessive plural)
pȯiškizõst (elative singular)
pȯiškižist (elative plural)

From a form of pȯis (“young man”) – pȯiš + -ki.

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pȯiški – poisike, poisu – puišelis, puisēns
boy – boy – boy


kōdõks

kōdõks (nominative singular)
kōdõkst (nominative plural)
kōdõks (genitive singular)
kōdõkst (genitive plural)
kōdõkst (partitive singular)
kōdõkši (partitive plural)
kōdõksõn (dative singular)
kōdõkstõn (dative plural)
kōdõksõks (instrumental singular)
kōdõkstõks (instrumental plural)
kōdõksõ (illative singular)
kōdõkšiz (illative plural)
kōdõksõs (inessive singular)
kōdõkšis (inessive plural)
kōdõksõst (elative singular)
kōdõkšist (elative plural)


Šveits

Šveits (nominative singular)
Šveits (genitive singular)
Šveitsõ (partitive singular)
Šveitsõn (dative singular)
Šveitsõks (instrumental singular)
Šveitsõ (illative singular)
Šveitsõs (inessive singular)
Šveitsõst (elative singular)

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Šveits – Šveits – Šveice
Switzerland – Switzerland – Switzerland

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Šveice – Šveits – Switzerland
Switzerland – Switzerland – Switzerland

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


pȯis

pȯis (nominative singular)
pūošõd (nominative plural)
pȯis (genitive singular)
pūošõd (genitive plural)
pȯisõ (partitive singular)
pūošidi (partitive plural)
pȯisõn (dative singular)
pūošõdõn (dative plural)
pȯisõks (instrumental singular)
pūošõdõks (instrumental plural)
pȯisõ (illative singular)
pūošiz (illative plural)
pȯisõs (inessive singular)
pūošis (inessive plural)
pȯisõst (elative singular)
pūošist (elative plural)

→ Latgalian: puiss

→ Latvian: puisis


neitški

neitški (nominative singular)
neitškizt (nominative plural)
neitškiz (genitive singular)
neitškizt (genitive plural)
neitškizt (partitive singular)
neitškiži (partitive plural)
neitškizõn (dative singular)
neitškiztõn (dative plural)
neitškizõks (instrumental singular)
neitškiztõks (instrumental plural)
neitškizõ (illative singular)
neitškižiz (illative plural)
neitškizõs (inessive singular)
neitškižis (inessive plural)
neitškizõst (elative singular)
neitškižist (elative plural)

From a form of neitst (“maiden, girl”) – neitš + -ki. These words are akin to Finnish neiti miss.

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neitški – plika, näitsik – meitene, skuķis
girl – girl – girl, lass


vīž

vīž (nominative singular)
vīd (nominative plural)
vīd (genitive singular)
vīd (genitive plural)
vīdtõ (partitive singular)
vīži (partitive plural)
vīdõn (dative singular)
vīdõn (dative plural)
vīdkõks (instrumental singular)
vīdkõks (instrumental plural)
vīdõ (illative singular)
vīžiz (illative plural)
vīdsõ (inessive singular)
vīds (inessive singular)
vīžis (inessive plural)
vīdstõ (elative singular)
vīdst (elative singular)
vīžist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *viici, from Proto-Uralic *witte. Cognate with Estonian viis and Finnish viisi.


pūoga

pūoga (nominative singular)
pūogad (nominative plural)
pūoga (genitive singular)
pūogad (genitive plural)
pȯigõ (partitive singular)
pȯigḑi (partitive plural)
pūogan (dative singular)
pūogadõn (dative plural)
pūogaks (instrumental singular)
pūogadõks (instrumental plural)
pȯigõ (illative singular)
pȯigži (illative plural)
pūogas (inessive singular)
pȯigši (inessive plural)
pūogast (elative singular)
pȯigšti (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *poika, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pojka. Cognate to e.g. Finnish poika, Estonian poeg and Hungarian fiú. The nominative stem is irregular (ˣpȱiga would be expected), but may reflect analogy to the inflection type lēba : partitive leibõ. However, there are no defined irregular nouns in Livonian, since this noun like others were listed under declension numerical indexes that also contain notable irregularly-declined personal pronouns.

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pūoga – poeg – dēls
son – son – son


polākõz

polākõz (nominative singular)
polākõd (nominative plural)
polākõ (genitive singular)
polākõd (genitive plural)
polākõzt (partitive singular)
polākidi (partitive plural)
polākõn (dative singular)
polākõdõn (dative plural)
polākõks (instrumental singular)
polākõdõks (instrumental plural)
polākõ (illative singular)
polākõz (illative singular)
polākiž (illative plural)
polākõs (inessive singular)
polākis (inessive plural)
polākõst (elative singular)
polākist (elative plural)


Spāņmō

Spāņmō (nominative singular)
Spāņmō (genitive singular)
Spāņmōdõ (partitive singular)
Spāņmōn (dative singular)
Spāņmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Spāņmōzõ (illative singular)
Spāņmōs (inessive singular)
Spāņmōsõ (inessive singular)
Spāņmōst (elative singular)
Spāņmōstõ (elative singular)
Spāņmōlõ (allative singular)
Spāņmōl (adessive singular)
Spāņmōld (ablative singular)

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Spānija – Spāņmō – Spain
Spain – Spain – Spain

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


jemā

jemā (nominative singular)
jemād (nominative plural)
jemā (genitive singular)
jemād (genitive plural)
jemmõ (partitive singular)
jemīdi (partitive plural)
jemān (dative singular)
jemādõn (dative plural)
jemāks (instrumental singular)
jemādõks (instrumental plural)
jemmõ (illative singular)
jemīž (illative plural)
jemās (inessive singular)
jemīs (inessive plural)
jemāst (elative singular)
jemīst (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *emä, from Proto-Uralic *emä; cognates include Estonian ema, Finnish emä and Hungarian eme (“sow”).

tämmõn um vel jemā sēmḑa kūora tagān

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he is still wet behind the ears (lit. "he still has mother's milk behind his ears")


Sūomõmō

Sūomõmō (nominative singular)
Sūomõmō (genitive singular)
Sūomõmōdõ (partitive singular)
Sūomõmōn (dative singular)
Sūomõmōkõks (instrumental singular)
Sūomõmōzõ (illative singular)
Sūomõmōs (inessive singular)
Sūomõmōsõ (inessive singular)
Sūomõmōst (elative singular)
Sūomõmōstõ (elative singular)
Sūomõmōlõ (allative singular)
Sūomõmōl (adessive singular)
Sūomõmōld (ablative singular)

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Sūomõmō – Soome – Somija
Finland – Finland – Finland

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Somija – Sūomõmō – Finland
Finland – Finland – Finland


ūomõg

ūomõg (nominative singular)
ūomõgõd (nominative plural)
ūomõg (genitive singular)
ūomõgõd (genitive plural)
ūomõgt (partitive singular)
ūomõgidi (partitive plural)
ūomõgõn (dative singular)
ūomõgõdõn (dative plural)
ūomõgõks (instrumental singular)
ūomõgõdõks (instrumental plural)
ūomõgõ (illative singular)
ūomõgiž (illative plural)
ūomõgs (inessive singular)
ūomõgis (inessive plural)
ūomõgst (elative singular)
ūomõgist (elative plural)

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tidār

tidār (nominative singular)
tidārd (nominative plural)
tidār (genitive singular)
tidārd (genitive plural)
tidārt (partitive singular)
tidāŗi (partitive plural)
tidārõn (dative singular)
tidārdõn (dative plural)
tidārõks (instrumental singular)
tidārdõks (instrumental plural)
tidārõ (illative singular)
tidāŗiž (illative plural)
tidārõs (inessive singular)
tidārs (inessive singular)
tidāŗis (inessive plural)
tidārõst (elative singular)
tidārst (elative singular)
tidāŗist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *tüt'är, from Baltic. Compare Lithuanian duktė (“daughter”).

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jemā sigūb tidārõn ibūkši
mother brushes her daughter's hair
tidārtidār
granddaughter, daughter's daughter
jemā lǟb virgtõm tidārt
mother goes to wake up daughter


nēļatuoistõn

nēļatuoistõn (nominative singular)
nēļatuoistõnd (nominative plural)
nēļatuoistõn (genitive singular)
nēļatuoistõnd (genitive plural)
nēļatuoistõnt (partitive singular)
nēļatuoistiņi (partitive plural)
nēļatuoistõnõn (dative singular)
nēļatuoistõndõn (dative plural)
nēļatuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
nēļatuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
nēļatuoistõnõ (illative singular)
nēļatuoistiņiž (illative plural)
nēļatuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
nēļatuoistõns (inessive singular)
nēļatuoistiņis (inessive plural)
nēļatuoistõnõst (elative singular)
nēļatuoistõnst (elative singular)
nēļatuoistiņist (elative plural)

From nēļa (“four”) + tuoistõn (“-teen”).


Īsland

Īsland (nominative singular)
Īsland (genitive singular)
Īslandõ (partitive singular)
Īslandõn (dative singular)
Īslandõks (instrumental singular)
Īslandõ (illative singular)
Īslandõs (inessive singular)
Īslands (inessive singular)
Īslandõst (elative singular)
Īslandst (elative singular)

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Islande – Īsland – Iceland
Iceland – Iceland – Iceland


kuolmtuoistõn

kuolmtuoistõn (nominative singular)
kuolmtuoistõnd (nominative plural)
kuolmtuoistõn (genitive singular)
kuolmtuoistõnd (genitive plural)
kuolmtuoistõnt (partitive singular)
kuolmtuoistiņi (partitive plural)
kuolmtuoistõnõn (dative singular)
kuolmtuoistõndõn (dative plural)
kuolmtuoistõnõks (instrumental singular)
kuolmtuoistõndõks (instrumental plural)
kuolmtuoistõnõ (illative singular)
kuolmtuoistiņiž (illative plural)
kuolmtuoistõnõs (inessive singular)
kuolmtuoistõns (inessive singular)
kuolmtuoistiņis (inessive plural)
kuolmtuoistõnõst (elative singular)
kuolmtuoistõnst (elative singular)
kuolmtuoistiņist (elative plural)

From kuolm (“three”) + tuoistõn (“-teen”).


āinakū

āinakū (nominative singular)
āinakūd (nominative plural)
āinakū (genitive singular)
āinakūd (genitive plural)
āinakūdõ (partitive singular)
āinakūḑi (partitive plural)
āinakūn (dative singular)
āinakūdõn (dative plural)
āinakūkõks (instrumental singular)
āinakūdkõks (instrumental plural)
āinakūzõ (illative singular)
āinakūži (illative plural)
āinakūsõ (inessive singular)
āinakūs (inessive singular)
āinakūši (inessive plural)
āinakūstõ (elative singular)
āinakūst (elative singular)
āinakūšti (elative plural)

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āinakū – heinakuu – siena mēnesis
hay month – hay month – hay month


kȭļimkū

kȭļimkū (nominative singular)
kȭļimkūd (nominative plural)
kȭļimkū (genitive singular)
kȭļimkūd (genitive plural)
kȭļimkūdõ (partitive singular)
kȭļimkūḑi (partitive plural)
kȭļimkūn (dative singular)
kȭļimkūdõn (dative plural)
kȭļimkūkõks (instrumental singular)
kȭļimkūdkõks (instrumental plural)
kȭļimkūzõ (illative singular)
kȭļimkūži (illative plural)
kȭļimkūsõ (inessive singular)
kȭļimkūs (inessive singular)
kȭļimkūši (inessive plural)
kȭļimkūstõ (elative singular)
kȭļimkūst (elative singular)
kȭļimkūšti (elative plural)

From kȭļim (“birch sap”) + kū (“month”).

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aprīlis – april (kõļimkū [sic]) – April
April – April (birch sap month) – April


sigžkū

sigžkū (nominative singular)
sigžkūd (nominative plural)
sigžkū (genitive singular)
sigžkūd (genitive plural)
sigžkūdõ (partitive singular)
sigžkūḑi (partitive plural)
sigžkūn (dative singular)
sigžkūdõn (dative plural)
sigžkūkõks (instrumental singular)
sigžkūdkõks (instrumental plural)
sigžkūzõ (illative singular)
sigžkūži (illative plural)
sigžkūsõ (inessive singular)
sigžkūs (inessive singular)
sigžkūši (inessive plural)
sigžkūstõ (elative singular)
sigžkūst (elative singular)
sigžkūšti (elative plural)

From sigž (“fall, autumn”) + kū (“month”).

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septembris – septembõr (sigžkū) – September
September – September (fall month) – September


kievādkū

kievādkū (nominative singular)
kievādkūd (nominative plural)
kievādkū (genitive singular)
kievādkūd (genitive plural)
kievādkūdõ (partitive singular)
kievādkūḑi (partitive plural)
kievādkūn (dative singular)
kievādkūdõn (dative plural)
kievādkūkõks (instrumental singular)
kievādkūdkõks (instrumental plural)
kievādkūzõ (illative singular)
kievādkūži (illative plural)
kievādkūsõ (inessive singular)
kievādkūs (inessive singular)
kievādkūši (inessive plural)
kievādkūstõ (elative singular)
kievādkūst (elative singular)
kievādkūšti (elative plural)

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marts – märts (kievādkū) – March
March – March (spring month) – March


kīlmakū

kīlmakū (nominative singular)
kīlmakūd (nominative plural)
kīlmakū (genitive singular)
kīlmakūd (genitive plural)
kīlmakūdõ (partitive singular)
kīlmakūḑi (partitive plural)
kīlmakūn (dative singular)
kīlmakūdõn (dative plural)
kīlmakūkõks (instrumental singular)
kīlmakūdkõks (instrumental plural)
kīlmakūzõ (illative singular)
kīlmakūži (illative plural)
kīlmakūsõ (inessive singular)
kīlmakūs (inessive singular)
kīlmakūši (inessive plural)
kīlmakūstõ (elative singular)
kīlmakūst (elative singular)
kīlmakūšti (elative plural)

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novembris – novembõr (kīlmakū) – November
November – November (cold month) – November


jōņpǟva kū

jōņpǟva kū (nominative singular)
jōņpǟva kūd (nominative plural)
jōņpǟva kū (genitive singular)
jōņpǟva kūd (genitive plural)
jōņpǟva kūdõ (partitive singular)
jōņpǟva kūḑi (partitive plural)
jōņpǟva kūn (dative singular)
jōņpǟva kūdõn (dative plural)
jōņpǟva kūkõks (instrumental singular)
jōņpǟva kūdkõks (instrumental plural)
jōņpǟva kūzõ (illative singular)
jōņpǟva kūži (illative plural)
jōņpǟva kūsõ (inessive singular)
jōņpǟva kūs (inessive singular)
jōņpǟva kūši (inessive plural)
jōņpǟva kūstõ (elative singular)
jōņpǟva kūst (elative singular)
jōņpǟva kūšti (elative plural)

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jūnijs – jūnij (jõņpǟva [sic] kū) – June
June – June (Jāņi month) – June


ūdāigast kū

ūdāigast kū (nominative singular)
ūdāigast kūd (nominative plural)
ūdāigast kū (genitive singular)
ūdāigast kūd (genitive plural)
ūdāigast kūdõ (partitive singular)
ūdāigast kūḑi (partitive plural)
ūdāigast kūn (dative singular)
ūdāigast kūdõn (dative plural)
ūdāigast kūkõks (instrumental singular)
ūdāigast kūdkõks (instrumental plural)
ūdāigast kūzõ (illative singular)
ūdāigast kūži (illative plural)
ūdāigast kūsõ (inessive singular)
ūdāigast kūs (inessive singular)
ūdāigast kūši (inessive plural)
ūdāigast kūstõ (elative singular)
ūdāigast kūst (elative singular)
ūdāigast kūšti (elative plural)

From ūdāigast (“New Year's”) + kū (“month”). LĒL, however, lists tōlakū (“winter's month”) as an alternative for janvār.

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
janvāris – janvār (ūdāigast kū) – January
January – January (New Year's month) – January


vīmkū

vīmkū (nominative singular)
vīmkūd (nominative plural)
vīmkū (genitive singular)
vīmkūd (genitive plural)
vīmkūdõ (partitive singular)
vīmkūḑi (partitive plural)
vīmkūn (dative singular)
vīmkūdõn (dative plural)
vīmkūkõks (instrumental singular)
vīmkūdkõks (instrumental plural)
vīmkūzõ (illative singular)
vīmkūži (illative plural)
vīmkūsõ (inessive singular)
vīmkūs (inessive singular)
vīmkūši (inessive plural)
vīmkūstõ (elative singular)
vīmkūst (elative singular)
vīmkūšti (elative plural)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
oktobris – oktōbõr (vīmkū) – October
October – October (rain month) – October


vīļakū

vīļakū (nominative singular)
vīļakūd (nominative plural)
vīļakū (genitive singular)
vīļakūd (genitive plural)
vīļakūdõ (partitive singular)
vīļakūḑi (partitive plural)
vīļakūn (dative singular)
vīļakūdõn (dative plural)
vīļakūkõks (instrumental singular)
vīļakūdkõks (instrumental plural)
vīļakūzõ (illative singular)
vīļakūži (illative plural)
vīļakūsõ (inessive singular)
vīļakūs (inessive singular)
vīļakūši (inessive plural)
vīļakūstõ (elative singular)
vīļakūst (elative singular)
vīļakūšti (elative plural)

Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
augusts – ougust (vīļakū) – August
August – August (harvest month) – August


juo

Perhaps a borrowing of Latvian jo (“because, yet (more)”).

Līvõkīel-lețkīel-līvõkīel sõnārōntõz

more used with adjectives to form comparatives


eit

From Proto-Finnic *heittädäk. Cognates include Finnish heittää.


reja

Borrowed from a Germanic language. Compare Estonian reha.


kak

From Proto-Finnic *kakku, borrowed either from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*kakō) or Proto-Germanic *kakǭ. Cognate with Estonian kakk, Finnish kakku.


tuoi

tuoi (nominative singular)
tuoizt (nominative plural)
tuoiz (genitive singular)
tuoizt (genitive plural)
tūoizta (partitive singular)
tuoiži (partitive plural)
tuoizõn (dative singular)
tuoiztõn (dative plural)
tuoizõks (instrumental singular)
tuoiztkõks (instrumental plural)
tuoizõ (illative singular)
tuoižiz (illative plural)
tuoizõs (inessive singular)
tuoižis (inessive plural)
tuoizõst (elative singular)
tuoižist (elative plural)


tuoi

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
tūoizta riekkõ kǟdõ
to go a different way, path
se um tuoi ažā
that's another thing


š

The thirty-second letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


iz

first person singular past form of the negation verb

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
iz ūo
wasn't
iz ūo aigõ
there wasn't time

third person singular past form of the negation verb

first person plural past form of the negation verb


sukker

→ Latvian: cukurs
→ Livonian: tsukkõr

From German Zucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar,” originally “grit, gravel”).


surm

Borrowed from Estonian surm, from Proto-Finnic *surma.


kīņtš

kīņtš (nominative singular)
kīndõd (nominative plural)
kīnd (genitive singular)
kīndõd (genitive plural)
kīndtõ (partitive singular)
kīņtši (partitive plural)
kīndõn (dative singular)
kīndõdõn (dative plural)
kīndkõks (instrumental singular)
kīndõdõks (instrumental plural)
kīndõ (illative singular)
kīndiž (illative plural)
kīndsõ (inessive singular)
kīndis (inessive plural)
kīndstõ (elative singular)
kīndist (elative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Finnish kynsi.

mustā verm um kīndõd allõ
dirty fingernails (lit. "there is black color under fingernails")
ta pidāb sīnda eņtš kīndõdõks
it/he has its/his grip on you (lit. "it/he is holding you in its/his claws")

Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA nīemõ kīņtš cow's hoof kīndõd vaisõ vȱlda will end up in [someone's] claws kīndõd vaizõ sōdõ to end up in [someone's] claws kīndõd vaistõ ulzõ sōdõ to escape [someone's] claws kīndõd knaššõ ēdrikšõbõd [someone] has white nails (lit. "[someone's] nails are blooming nicely")

you have scraped up everything with your nails/claws, what is wrong with you

sa ūod tikkiž eņtš kīndõdõks kubbõ kīskõn, mis sinnõn um