vib

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vipu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviˀb/, [ˈviˀb̥]

Noun

vi’b

1. bow (weapon)
2. a flexible stick hung from the ceiling on which a cradle could then be hung

Declension

Declension of vi’b (72)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	vi’b	vibūd
genitive (genitīv)	vi’b	vibūd
partitive (partitīv)	vi’bbõ	vi’bḑi
dative (datīv)	vi’bbõn	vibūdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	vi’bkõks	vibūdõks
illative (illatīv)	vi’bbõ	vi’bži
inessive (inesīv)	vi’bsõ	vi’bši
elative (elatīv)	vi’bstõ	vi’bšti

References

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