kīņtš
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Livonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Finnish kynsi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kīņtš
- fingernail, hoof, claw
- 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")
- 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")
- sa ūod tikkiž eņtš kīndõdõks kubbõ kīskõn, mis sinnõn um
- you have scraped up everything with your nails/claws, what is wrong with you
- nīemõ kīņtš
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension
[edit]Declension of kīņtš (148)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | kīņtš | kīndõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | kīnd | kīndõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | kīndtõ | kīņtši |
| dative (datīv) | kīndõn | kīndõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | kīndkõks | kīndõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | kīndõ | kīndiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | kīndsõ | kīndis |
| elative (elatīv) | kīndstõ | kīndist |