boŗ

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Livonian

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Etymology

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Perhaps related to buoŗ (a handheld borer, drill) that Suhonen lists as a borrowing from Latvian boris. Ultimately from Low German bōr.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bo'ŗ

  1. worm
  2. earthworm (Lumbricus)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura