mīez

From Proto-Finnic *mees. Cognate with Estonian mees.

• IPA^(key): /miːez/

mīez

1. man (adult male human being)
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     mīez pidāb eņtš sõnā jūsõ, ǟrga pidāb eņtš sōrad jūsõ

     a man lives up to his word (lit. "holds onto his word"), an ox holds onto its horns

     ta akūb mēd̦i

     she is chasing after men (lit. "catching men")

2. husband
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     täm mīez ei jūojizõks

     her husband became an alcoholic