alīz

See also: aliz

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑliːz/, [ˈɑliːz̥]

Etymology 1

Compare Estonian alus. Nominative of this word is the same as genitive of alli (underside, foundation). These words can be used as a compound – alīzalli (foundation), perhaps it is a reduplication of alli and alīz is its genitive that has been nominalized as a new lexical item.

Noun

alīz

  1. foundation
Declension
Declension of alīz (203)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) alīz alīzt
genitive (genitīv) alīz alīzt
partitive (partitīv) alīzt alīži
dative (datīv) alīzõn alīztõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) alīzõks alīztõks
illative (illatīv) alīzõ alīžiz
inessive (inesīv) alīzõs alīžis
elative (elatīv) alīzõst alīžist
See also

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “alīz”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Etymology 2

Noun

alīz

  1. genitive singular of alli

Adjective

alīz

  1. genitive singular of alli