Kuldīg

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Livonian

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Etymology

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Apparently from Latvian Kuldīga. According to Karulis possibly ultimately from the iterative form of kult (to beat (eggs, etc.), thrash)kuldīt whence kuldīgs (thrashing around, turbulent (of waters)), the German Goldingen possibly from an earlier version *Kuldinga.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kuldīg

  1. Kuldīga (a town in Courland, Latvia)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN