piḑīks

Livonian

Etymology

Conditional form of piḑīm.

Verb

piḑīks

  1. (impersonal, auxiliary) should, ought to [with supine or (rare) infinitive]

Usage notes

Always used with a subject (e.g. a personal pronoun) in the nominative and a verb.

References

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