bōr
See also: bor, Bor, BOR, bór, bőr, boŗ, -bor, and Bor.
Livonian
Etymology
Apparently from Latvian bārs (“orphaned, weak, vulnerable”). Suhonen lists a form bōriņ as a borrowing from Latvian bāriņš[1] a variant of bārenis used in some compounds, e.g., bāriņtiesa (“custody court, family court”). This entry is for the form listed in LĒL.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boːr/
Noun
bōr
- an orphan
Declension
Declension of bōr (125)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | bōr | bōrõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | bōr | bōrõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | bōrõ | bōridi |
| dative (datīv) | bōrõn | bōrõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | bōrõks | bōrõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | bōrõ | bōriž |
| inessive (inesīv) | bōrsõ bōrs | bōris |
| elative (elatīv) | bōrstõ bōrst | bōrist |
Synonyms
- joutõmläpš
References
- Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura