kanā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kana"
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑnɑː/
Noun
kanā
- chicken; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- kakš kannõ
- two chickens
- mitīdtõ kannõ
- not a single chicken
- ta um nemē kanā pakkiļis
- he is like a chicken in tow
- ta pidāb kaņḑi
- he keeps chickens
- kakš kannõ
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | kanā | kanād |
| genitive (genitīv) | kanā | kanād |
| partitive (partitīv) | kannõ | kaņḑi |
| dative (datīv) | kanān | kanādõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | kanāks | kanādõks |
| illative (illatīv) | kannõ | kaņži |
| inessive (inesīv) | kanās | kaņši |
| elative (elatīv) | kanāst | kaņšti |