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kor’b

dialectal

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: koŕb (Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps)

phonetic variants: korb (New written Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: лес глухой
  • English: deaf forest
concept: dense forest

translation

Livvi: korbe; korbi; salo

Ludian: korb; korbi; kor’b; salo

Karelian Proper: aho; korbi; korpi; pimie meččä; salo; šalo

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps

Examples (5)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Mäni, mäni, ka tuli kor’b tihed, käzi ei mülünu.
Шла, шла она, навстречу густой лес, руку не просунуть. (Nasten'ka-nevest)
2. Äjak-ik virstad mäni, ümbri korb seižub, pud oma korktad, penzhad tihedad. (Nevest-hir’)
3. Nene varukahad sil'mad,
Edahaižen mecan korb,
Kattas ümbri vauktan il'man,
Niišpäi sündub kibud korm. (Tedainaine (O. Mošnikovan runon kändmine))
4. Kaiktä pimed korb om ani,
Annin ümbärdab kuz’žom. (Virantanaz. 09. Annin starin)
5. Nene varukahad sil’mad,
edahaižen mecan korb
kattas ümbri vauktan il’man,
niišpäi sündub kibuid korm. (Virantanaz. 09. Annin starin)

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wordforms (2)

kor’b

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