maij

Livonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English May. Morphologically from ma- +‎ -ij.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑij/

Noun

maij

  1. May

Usage notes

LĒL lists mai of type 16 – brī, however, livones.net, for example, consistently uses maij. The declension type (type 123) indicated for other latinate month names (e.g., jūnij, jūlij) is assumed here.

Declension

Declension of maij (123)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) maij maijd
genitive (genitīv) maij maijd
partitive (partitīv) maijõ maijḑi
dative (datīv) maijõn maijdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) maijõks maijdkõks
illative (illatīv) maijõ maijži
inessive (inesīv) maijsõ
maijs
maijši
elative (elatīv) maijstõ
maijst
maijšti

See also