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libii

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Adjective

pronunciation: ĺibii (Dyorzha)

phonetic variants: lipie (Kestenga, New written karelian, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok); libiä (Rugozero); libie (New written Tver, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai, Vesyegonsk)


1 meaning

  • Russian: скользкий
  • English: slippery
concept: slippery

translation

Veps: libed

Livvi: libei

Ludian: libed; libei

dialects of usage: Dyorzha

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Oldih joghižel huumret, huumrešša huuhtah, huuhtah kartoškan, hin ruaduččow muan’ l’ibii, nuu voijaltah i void hin ei prin’maj, nu buttob void, losn’iw.
У каждой хозяйки была ступа, картофель в ступе толкут-толкут, он становится такой вязкий, ну, намаслят, а он и масла не принимает, вроде с маслом, блестит. (Pyhähin’ ed arghin’ šyämin’)

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