From kīņd̦õļi (“teary (eyed)”) + kū (“month”). The meaning of kīņd̦õl is either a tear or a candle. In the adjectival form, with a soft ⟨ļ⟩, it means specifically "teary (eyed.)" February the 2nd is sometimes observed as "Candle day" (with roots in Latvian mythology), perhaps kīņd̦õļ is a variant of kīņd̦õl in the candle sense, not a shortening of kīņd̦õļi.
kīņd̦õļkū
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | kīņd̦õļkū | kīņd̦õļkūd |
| genitive (genitīv) | kīņd̦õļkū | kīņd̦õļkūd |
| partitive (partitīv) | kīņd̦õļkūdõ | kīņd̦õļkūd̦i |
| dative (datīv) | kīņd̦õļkūn | kīņd̦õļkūdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | kīņd̦õļkūkõks | kīņd̦õļkūdkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | kīņd̦õļkūzõ | kīņd̦õļkūži |
| inessive (inesīv) | kīņd̦õļkūsõ kīņd̦õļkūs |
kīņd̦õļkūši |
| elative (elatīv) | kīņd̦õļkūstõ kīņd̦õļkūst |
kīņd̦õļkūšti |