kanā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kana"

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnɑː/

Noun

kanā

1. chicken; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     kakš kannõ

     two chickens

     mitīdtõ kannõ

     not a single chicken

     ta um nemē kanā pakkiļis

     he is like a chicken in tow

     ta pidāb kaņḑi

     he keeps chickens

Declension

Declension of kanā (18)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	kanā	kanād
genitive (genitīv)	kanā	kanād
partitive (partitīv)	kannõ	kaņḑi
dative (datīv)	kanān	kanādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kanāks	kanādõks
illative (illatīv)	kannõ	kaņži
inessive (inesīv)	kanās	kaņši
elative (elatīv)	kanāst	kaņšti