kūoŗ

Livonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːorʲ/, [ˈkuˑo̯rʲ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koori.

Noun

kūoŗ

1. bark (of a tree)
2. crust (of bread)
3. peel, skin (of fruit)
4. shell (of an egg)

Declension

Declension of kūoŗ (221)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	kūoŗ	kūord
genitive (genitīv)	kūor	kūord
partitive (partitīv)	kūortõ	kūoŗi
dative (datīv)	kūorõn	kūordõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kūorkõks	kūordkõks
illative (illatīv)	kūorõ	kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv)	kūorsõ	kūoŗši
elative (elatīv)	kūorstõ	kūoŗšti

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latvian kore.

Noun

kūoŗ

1. ridge (of a roof)

Declension

Declension of kūoŗ (132)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	kūoŗ	kūoŗõd
genitive (genitīv)	kūoŗ	kūoŗõd
partitive (partitīv)	kūoŗõ	kūoŗidi
dative (datīv)	kūoŗõn	kūoŗõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kūoŗõks	kūoŗõdõks
illative (illatīv)	kūoŗõ	kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv)	kūoŗšõ	kūoŗis
elative (elatīv)	kūoŗštõ	kūoŗist

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Latin chorus. Compare Estonian koor, Latvian koris. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kūoŗ

1. choir

Declension

Declension of kūoŗ (132)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	kūoŗ	kūoŗõd
genitive (genitīv)	kūoŗ	kūoŗõd
partitive (partitīv)	kūoŗõ	kūoŗidi
dative (datīv)	kūoŗõn	kūoŗõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kūoŗõks	kūoŗõdõks
illative (illatīv)	kūoŗõ	kūoŗiž
inessive (inesīv)	kūoŗšõ	kūoŗis
elative (elatīv)	kūoŗštõ	kūoŗist

References

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