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Livonian
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Finnic *seemi. Vääri lists sēmd̦a along with salāndõ (“to steal”) and umārz (“apple”) as examples of terms whose cognates cannot be found in other (Baltic) Finnic languages but can be found in Volga Finnic languages (Mari, Mordvinic).
Noun
sēmd̦a
- milk
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- ta paņ sēmd̦a apāndõm
- he put milk to sour
- tämmõn um vel jemā sēmd̦a kūora tagān
- he still has wet behind the ears (lit. he still has mother's milk behind ears)
- poțā um jemīņ seļļi, kus semd̦i valāb sizzõl
- the pot is rather of the type that you pour milk inside of
- tämmõn at ūld vel jemā sēmd̦aks
- he still has wet behind the ears (lit. his lips are still with mother's milk)
Declension
Declension of
sēmd̦a (
53)
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