pǟva

From Proto-Finnic *päivä, from Proto-Uralic *päjwä.

• IPA^(key): /pæːvɑ/

pǟva

1. day (period of the day between sunrise and sunset when one enjoys daylight)
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     pǟva lebbõ

     throughout the day; whole day

     pǟvast päuvõ

     day to day

     sieldõ neiku pǟva

     as clear as day

     sieldõ pǟva āigal

     in broad daylight (lit. "in bright day time")

     pǟviņ

     by day; days instructive case form indicating the manner of doing something

     īds knaššõs pǟvas

     one fine day

     mustād pǟvad pierāst

     for a rainy day (lit. "for black days")

     jõvḑi päuvḑi nǟdõ

     to see good days

     nūorši päuvši

     in young days; in youth

     vaņši päuvši

     in old age (lit. "in old days")

     täm pǟvad at lugdõd

     his days are numbered (lit. "counted"); he is living on borrowed time

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

     pǟva kārgõb

     sun is rising

     pǟva lǟb lūojõ

     sun is setting

     pǟva pāistab, vīmõ sadāb, siz mirīņõd daņtšõbõd

     sun is shining, rain is raining, [they say that] then the dead are dancing

     jegā ažā tulāb pǟva käddõ

     everything comes to light (lit. "comes in the grasp of sun")

• Pǟva