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Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kuuldak. Compare Finnish kuulla.
Pronunciation
Verb
kūlõ
- (transitive) to hear
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- sinā nei jõvīst kūlõd nemē piņ
- your hearing is (lit. "you hear") as good as a dog
- ma kūliz siedā set īd kūoraks, siedā äb või uskõ
- I heard it with just one ear, it cannot be trusted
- tämmõn äb ūo kūoridi, ta äb kūl
- he doesn't have ears, he doesn't hear
- ta võtāb sin kūlõ
- he hears you out; listens to you
- ta iz pan kūlõmõks
- he pretended not to hear (lit. "didn't put (e.g., himself) hearing")
- (intransitive) to be, constitute a part of (lit. "to fit inside")
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- Sīkrõg kūlõb jedlõmiz Dūoņig pagāstõ
- Sīkrõg (~ Sīkrags) was (lit. "is") part of the former Dundaga parish
Conjugation
1imperative-like constructions possible with laz (“so that”) + jussive: laz ma/ta kūlõg, laz ne kūlõgõd
2rare, using indicative present more common, laz + jussive construction possible: laz mēg kūlõgõd
3possible to imply an indirect request by using jussive negative:
algõ ma/ta kūlõg,
algõd ne kūlõgõd