muosa

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *mā-. Cognates include Latvian māsa, Lithuanian moša (“sister-in-law”) and Old Prussian moazo (“aunt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuɔ̯sa/
Hyphenation: muo‧sa

Noun

muosa f (diminutive muoseņa)

sister

Declension

Declension of muosa (class IV noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	muosa	muosys
genitive	muosys	muosu
dative	muosai	muosom
accusative	muosu	muosys
locative	muosā	muosuos

Coordinate terms

bruoļs (“brother”)

References

A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 28