atrāitanai

Livonian

Etymology

From atrāita (widower) + nai (woman). The former a borrowing from Latvian atraitne.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑtrɑːitɑnɑi/

Noun

atrāitanai

  1. widow

Usage notes

LEL recommends using the inherited term lešknai. Alternative elative (atrāitanaistõ) and inessive (atrāitanaisõ or atrāitanais) forms are possible in type 191. This type contains one word besides naituoi.

Declension

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References

  1. Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura
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