ūļ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ul"

Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *huuli, cognates including Estonian huul, Finnish huuli. Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric; compare Eastern Khanty лул (lul, “mouth”).[1]

Noun

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ūļ

  1. lip
    • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
      ūļi nūolõ
      to lick lips
      ta vȭidab tuoizõn mietā ūl pǟlõ siz, ku touzõb
      he is spreading honey on another's lips, that's when he's tricking you

Declension

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Declension of ūļ (214)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) ūļ ūld
genitive (genitīv) ūl ūld
partitive (partitīv) ūldõ ūļi
dative (datīv) ūlõn ūldõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) ūlkõks ūldkõks
illative (illatīv) ūlõ ūļiž
inessive (inesīv) ūlsõ ūļši
elative (elatīv) ūlstõ ūļšti

References

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  1. ^ “huul”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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