knaš

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See also: knäs, and knas

Livonian

Etymology

Either from dialectal Latvian knasts (“snug, tight (of a garment); elegant; exquisite; pretty; good-looking”) or knašs (“quick, swift”).[1] See etymology at Latvian knašs.

Pronunciation

Adjective

knaš (comp. jo knaš (vel jo knaš), sup. amā knaš)

  1. beautiful, handsome, attractive
  2. nice
  3. (figuratively) nice, pretty

Declension

Declension of knaš
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) knaš knašīd
genitive (genitīv) knaš knašīd
partitive (partitīv) knaššõ knašīdi
dative (datīv) knaššõn knašīdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) knaššõks knašīdõks
illative (illatīv) knaššõ knašīz
inessive (inesīv) knaššõs knašīs
elative (elatīv) knaššõst knašīst

See also

References

  1. ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 134
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