izāmō
Livonian
Etymology
From izā (“father”) + mō (“land”). Akin to Finnish isänmaa and Estonian isamaa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈizɑːˌmɒː/, [ˈizɑːˌmɒː]
Noun
izāmǭ
- fatherland
- 1947, “Min izāmō”, Kōrli Stalte (lyrics), Frederik Pacius (music):
- Min izāmō, min sindimō, ūod ārmaz rānda sa.
- My fatherland, my birthland, you are a beloved seashore.
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | izāmǭ | izāmǭd |
| genitive (genitīv) | izāmǭ | izāmǭd |
| partitive (partitīv) | izāmǭdõ | izāmǭḑi |
| dative (datīv) | izāmǭn | izāmǭdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | izāmǭkõks | izāmǭdkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | izāmǭ’zõ | izāmǭ’ži |
| inessive (inesīv) | izāmǭsõ | izāmǭši |
| elative (elatīv) | izāmǭstõ | izāmǭšti |
| allative (allatīv) | izāmǭlõ | — |
| adessive (adesīv) | izāmǭl | — |
| ablative (ablatīv) | izāmǭld | — |