Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kolmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolme. Cognate with Estonian kolm and Finnish kolme.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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kuolm

  1. 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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN