kalā

kalā

See also: kala, Kala, kala-, kála, Kalā, kāḷa, kāla, kālā, and kala'

Livonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑlɑː/

Noun

kalā

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

     kaļḑi vejjõ

     to fish (lit. "to fish fish")

     ta jelāb nemē kalā vied sizāl

     he lives like fish in water

     kallõ jemīņ äb ūo

     there is no more fish

     sūolizt kallõ sōb set tallõ

     one can get salted fish only in winter

     tämpõ um veitõ kaļḑi

     today the catch is small (lit. "today there are few fish")

Declension

Declension of kalā (18)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	kalā	kalād
genitive (genitīv)	kalā	kalād
partitive (partitīv)	kallõ	kaļḑi
dative (datīv)	kalān	kalādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kalāks	kalādõks
illative (illatīv)	kallõ	kaļži
inessive (inesīv)	kalās	kaļši
elative (elatīv)	kalāst	kaļšti