Contionary:liuodi

Pomorian

Alternative forms

liuodije (plural only) - North-Western dialects ļōdī (plural only) - Eastern dialects

Etymology

From Old Pomorian ljaudijes, Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaudejes. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *ljudъ ,ljudьje, Lithuanian liaudis (“people, nation”), Latvian ļaudis, Old Prussian ljūdis (“master of the house”), ljūdini (“mistress of the house”). From Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰeyes; compare to Old High German liuti, Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “free”), Latin līber (“free”).

Pronunciation

/ˈʎuo.dɪ/

Noun

liúodi m (2nd declension)

1. people (a number of human individuals)

   liuoďų juorba - a crowd of people

   vėsinė liuody/ vėseliuody - rural people, peasants

   juokėnė liody/ jaukaliuody - people of science, scientists

2. peoples, nation

   pamarėskė liuodi - Pomorian nation

   poliskė liuodi - Polish nation

   liuody svėto - nations of the world

Declension

Declension of -i (2nd declension-m, A)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	liúodi	liúodi	liúody
Genitive	liúoďo	liúoďuo	liúoďų
Dative	liúodei	liúodima	liúodim(e)
Accusative	liúodį	liúodi	liúodį
Instrumental	liúodim(i)	liúodima	liúodimy
Locative	liúodė	liúoďuo	liúodėhu
Vocative	liúodie	liúodi	liúody