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suw

language: Livvi

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: suu (New written Livvic, Syamozero, Tulmozero, Vidlitsa)

Speaker
Michurova, Nadezhda V.
1985 year of birth
birth place: Olonets, Olonecky Destrict, Republic of Karelia

1 meaning

  • Russian: рот
  • English: mouth
concept: mouth

translation

Veps: su; suu

Ludian: kida; suu

Karelian Proper: kida; kita; suu; šuu; šuw

dialects of usage: Kondushi, Nekkula, Vedlozero

Examples (56)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. 97. Kuni jalgu kapsaw, sini suw n’apsaw.
97. Коль нога потопает, то и рот полопает. (Sananpolvet, privutkat)
2. 210. Suw on pahale kohtale l’eikattu (= äijän pagižow).
210. Говорит впопад и невпопад (‘рот на плохом месте прорезан’). (Sananpolvet, privutkat)
3. Lähtemmö Šotd’ärven liideheh päi, kus on Šuojunjoven suu. (Salminiškas Ala-Salmih)
4. Minä jäin sih seizomah suu avvoi da käitgi huaralleh: Kunnebo yrrästittös, sattan? (Ystäväzet)
5. Kačo kus on oma, avvoi suu! (Ystäväzet)

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wordforms (2)

suw

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