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kolii

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: koĺii̯ (Northern Veps), koĺii (Southern Veps)

phonetic variants: kollii (New written Veps, Central Western Veps); kolleine (Central Eastern Veps); koljeine (Central Western Veps)

omonyms: kolii (Adjective)


1 meaning

  • Russian: покойник
  • English: decedent
concept: deceased; the departed; dead person

translation

Livvi: kuolii; kuollii; pokoiniekku; pokuonikko

Ludian: kuolii; pokuoinikk; pokuoinikke

Karelian Proper: kualii; kuolia; kuolie; kuolija; kuollun; pokoinik; pokoinikka; pokonniekka; vaivava

dialects of usage: Northern Veps, Southern Veps

Examples (34)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Muga om harvoin, konz ühthe keradasoiš erazvuiččiden igiden ristitud, miše johtutada sidä jügedad voinan aigad, muštelta kolijoid saldatoid. (”Kolematoi rahvazjouk” ühtenzoiti kaiken mirun)
2. Ozutesikš, meletadihe, miše ezmäine kürz pidab "antta kolijale". (Vessel maidnedal’)
3. - Kuna kol’l’an pandas? (Kut nel’kimčed pravat’t’as?)
4. - Kol’l’an jumou-čogaha. (Kut nel’kimčed pravat’t’as?)
5. - Kut hän, kolii, venub grobas, kunapei jougoil’? (Kut nel’kimčed pravat’t’as?)

All examples

wordforms (47)

koli|i (-jan, -jad, -joid)

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