sõzār

See also: sõzar

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sesar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō (compare Lithuanian sesuo (sister), genitive sesers[1]), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

sõzār

  1. sister
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      īdõn tuoizõn vȯļtõ veļīd ja sõzārd īņõ
      some had brothers and sisters with them
      veļ um sõzārõks īti
      brother is the likeness of (his) sister
      līvõ rovz, īžkiz skūollapst, tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sizāŗi [sic] ja veļīdi!
      Livonian children, especially school children, thank your young sisters and brothers!
      tiennigid eņtš nūoŗi sõzaŗi!
      thank your young sisters!

Declension

References

  1. sõsar in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.