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Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kolmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolme. Cognate with Estonian kolm and Finnish kolme.
Pronunciation
Numeral
kuolm
- three
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- kuolm āigastõ nūoŗim
- three years younger
- kuolm āigastõ vanā
- three years old
- kuolm āigastõks
- for three years
Usage notes
Kuolm is among a number of words that have an instructive case form – kuolmiņ (meaning "in sets of three" or "in groups of three").[1]
Declension
Declension of
kuolm (
125)
See also
- Livonian cardinals (1–11):
- ikš, kakš, kuolm, nēļa, vīž, kūž, seis, kōdõks, īdõks, kim, ikštuoistõn (Compounds with both parts inflected given in bold)
References
- ^ Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN