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)
- 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
- 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 | liàudi | liàudi | liàudy |
| Genitive | liàuďo | liàuďuo | liàuďų |
| Dative | liàudei | liàudima | liàudim(e) |
| Accusative | liàudį | liàudi | liàudį |
| Instrumental | liàudim(i) | liàudima | liàudimy |
| Locative | liàudė | liàuďuo | liàudėhu |
| Vocative | liàudie | liàudi | liàudy |