atrāitanai
Livonian
Etymology
From atrāita (“widower”) + nai (“woman”). The former a borrowing from Latvian atraitne.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑtrɑːitɑnɑi/
Noun
atrāitanai
- widow
Usage notes
LEL recommends using the inherited term lešknai. Alternative elative (atrāitanaistõ) and inessive (atrāitanaisõ or atrāitanais) forms are possible in type 191. This type contains one word besides nai – tuoi.
Declension
Declension of atrāitanai (191)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | atrāitanai | atrāitanaizt |
| genitive (genitīv) | atrāitanaiz | atrāitanaizt |
| partitive (partitīv) | atrāitanāizta | atrāitanaiži |
| dative (datīv) | atrāitanaizõn | atrāitanaiztõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | atrāitanaizõks | atrāitanaiztkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | atrāitanaizõ | atrāitanaižiz |
| inessive (inesīv) | atrāitanaizõs | atrāitanaižis |
| elative (elatīv) | atrāitanaizõst | atrāitanaižist |
Synonyms
- lešknai
Related terms
- atrāita
- lešk
References
- Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura