Livonian

Verb

kūlõ

1. (transitive) to hear
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     sinā nei jõvīst kūlõd nemē piņ

     your hearing is (lit. "you hear") as good as a dog

     ma kūliz siedā set īd kūoraks, siedā äb või uskõ

     I heard it with just one ear, it cannot be trusted

     tämmõn äb ūo kūoridi, ta äb kūl

     he doesn't have ears, he doesn't hear

     ta võtāb sin kūlõ

     he hears you out; listens to you

     ta iz pan kūlõmõks

     he pretended not to hear (lit. "didn't put (e.g., himself) [in the state of] hearing")

2. (intransitive) to be, constitute a part of (lit. "to fit inside")
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     Sīkrõg kūlõb jedlõmiz Dūoņig pagāstõ

     Sīkrõg (~ Sīkrags) was (lit. "is") part of the former Dundaga parish

Conjugation