kīņtš

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Finnish kynsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːɲt͡ʃ/

Noun

kīņtš

1. fingernail, hoof, claw
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     nīemõ kīņtš

     cow's hoof

     kīndõd vaisõ vȱlda

     will end up in [someone's] claws

     kīndõd vaizõ sōdõ

     to end up in [someone's] claws

     kīndõd vaistõ ulzõ sōdõ

     to escape [someone's] claws

     kīndõd knaššõ ēdrikšõbõd

     [someone] has white nails (lit. "[someone's] nails are blooming nicely")

     mustā verm um kīndõd allõ

     dirty fingernails (lit. "there is black color under fingernails")

     ta pidāb sīnda eņtš kīndõdõks

     it/he has its/his grip on you (lit. "it/he is holding you in its/his claws")

     sa ūod tikkiž eņtš kīndõdõks kubbõ kīskõn, mis sinnõn um

     you have scraped up everything with your nails/claws, what is wrong with you

Declension

Declension of kīņtš (148)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	kīņtš	kīndõd
genitive (genitīv)	kīnd	kīndõd
partitive (partitīv)	kīndtõ	kīņtši
dative (datīv)	kīndõn	kīndõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kīndkõks	kīndõdõks
illative (illatīv)	kīndõ	kīndiž
inessive (inesīv)	kīndsõ	kīndis
elative (elatīv)	kīndstõ	kīndist