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leevy

language: Livvi

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: leävy (Vedlozero); läävy (Vidlitsa); liävy (New written Livvic, Nekkula, Syamozero)


1 meaning

  • Russian: хлев
  • English: barn
concept: cowshed; byre

translation

Veps: lävä; lää

Ludian: liäv; liäve

Karelian Proper: lievä; liävä; läävä; löävä

dialects of usage: Tulmozero

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kaksi valdaa vazal: elännöö – leevü lämmembi, töllönnöö – leevü väl’l’embi.
Вольному воля (‘Два выбора телёнку: будет жить – хлев теплее, околеет – хлев просторнее’). (Sananparret)
2. Kaksi valdaa vazal: elännöö – leevü lämmembi, töllönnöö – leevü väl’l’embi.
Вольному воля (‘Два выбора телёнку: будет жить – хлев теплее, околеет – хлев просторнее’). (Sananparret)

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